Precocious literary resident of the Plaza Hotel

The answer to “Precocious literary resident of the Plaza Hotel” in the New York Times crossword is ELOISE — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 4, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 2-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Precocious literary resident of the Plaza Hotel” answer

ELOISE (6 letters)

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Why the answer is ELOISE

ELOISE is the 6-letter solution that fits "Precocious literary resident of the Plaza Hotel" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 4, 2025 (2-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Precocious literary resident of the Plaza Hotel” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

December 4, 2025 (most recent) → ELOISE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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