Prefix with tracking

Latest answer — December 04, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Traditional roofing material for a Cape Cod-style house
  2. 6Onetime Volvo competitor
  3. 10Letters on Ivan Drago's tracksuit in "Rocky IV"
  4. 14Concession admission
  5. 15Tourist hot spot in Uttar Pradesh
  6. 16Heard, but not seen
  7. 17Also + Frozen water
  8. 19Actress Rooney
  9. 20Hoopsters might hang on to them
  10. 21Mate
  11. 22Name of eight English kings
  12. 23Put into practice
  13. 24Three squared + Slide
  14. 27Brand with "counting sheep" mascots
  15. 29Stop right there!
  16. 30___ Luís, Brazilian city of 1.1+ million
  17. 31Veterinarian's interest
  18. 35Buzzed, in a way
  19. 36Italian "darling" + Top-shelf
  20. 39Deep shade of green
  21. 40Like kilts and some drapes
  22. 41"___ is a revolt against fate": André Malraux
  23. 42Prefix with tracking
  24. 43Uncool bunch
  25. 47Northern tribe + Toe trouble
  26. 52"Niiiiice!"
  27. 53Dances around?
  28. 54Org. with a fraud hotline
  29. 55"___ upon a midnight dreary ..."
  30. 56Stink
  31. 57Auto + Consumed
  32. 60Cavuto of cable news
  33. 61Fruit so named for its wrinkly skin
  34. 62Sharp fingernail, humorously
  35. 63Curling current
  36. 64Get the win over
  37. 65Multiheaded monster of myth

Down

  1. 1Oranges, but not apples
  2. 2Precocious literary resident of the Plaza Hotel
  3. 3One who expects the apocalyptic worst
  4. 4Aims to sell for, as a price
  5. 5Last name in "The Last Jedi"
  6. 6Evil one
  7. 7Flexible
  8. 8Eyebrow, essentially
  9. 9Sweetie
  10. 10Follows through on one's R.S.V.P., say
  11. 11Turns the volume way up
  12. 12Posture
  13. 13Toy with a scent trademarked by Hasbro
  14. 18Cosmetics alternative to Essie
  15. 22Clutch producer
  16. 24Mama's mama
  17. 25Swinton of 2024's "The Room Next Door"
  18. 26Hawaii, often, on a map
  19. 28Besmirches
  20. 32Head of the design firm behind One Dallas Center
  21. 33Noggin
  22. 34Stein's contents
  23. 35Secrete
  24. 36A little rusty, perhaps
  25. 37Element of a certain belt
  26. 38Period of abstinence, for some
  27. 39Speed equal to roughly 767 miles per hour
  28. 42It'll find a way, for short
  29. 44Noted name in clowns
  30. 45Falsify, as a photo
  31. 46Two-time Grammy-winning Easton
  32. 48Primitive
  33. 49When tripled, a 1962 Elvis movie title
  34. 50Go around
  35. 51Troupe for troops, in brief
  36. 55Jazz great Anita
  37. 57Greenhorn
  38. 58Input on an alcohol retailer's website
  39. 59Advanced degree?

The answer to “Prefix with tracking” in the New York Times crossword is GEO — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 4, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 42-Across. 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.

“Prefix with tracking” answer

GEO (3 letters)

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Why the answer is GEO

GEO is the 3-letter solution that fits "Prefix with tracking" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 4, 2025 (42-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does GEO mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of GEO is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a long, narrow, steep-sided cleft formed by erosion in coastal cliffs

When else has “Prefix with tracking” 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) → GEO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Prefix with tracking”?

The answer is GEO, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 4, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Prefix with tracking”?

3 letters: GEO.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on December 4, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 42-Across.

Can “Prefix with tracking” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for December 4, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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