Prey for an osprey

Latest answer — May 14, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Do a spit take?
  2. 5Sea creature whose name doesn't rhyme with 1-Across, weirdly
  3. 9Bloating relief brand
  4. 13"I've made a huge mistake!"
  5. 14Dance during which newlyweds might be lifted in chairs
  6. 15Spin instructor?
  7. 17Color-changing fad jewelry ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?
  8. 19Colombian cakes that have been around since pre-Columbian times
  9. 20Hit single from the 1983 "Flashdance" soundtrack
  10. 21Man's name that's also a suffix
  11. 23Storm center
  12. 24Heroes' journeys, say ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?
  13. 29___ in comparison
  14. 32Starter starter?
  15. 33Barnard graduate, e.g.
  16. 34Long-running British record label
  17. 35Canine that bites
  18. 37Actress Rapace of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
  19. 39Visual aids on scatter plots ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?
  20. 43Not hot or cool
  21. 44Debase oneself
  22. 45Nickname that omits -anna
  23. 46What might be used to connect evidence on a detective's corkboard
  24. 49Go wrong
  25. 50Pot leaves?
  26. 51Some painting in a parking lot ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?
  27. 54Suffix with legal
  28. 55Star sign?
  29. 56"Come on, help me out"
  30. 60Exposed
  31. 63Awkwardly lanky ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?
  32. 66"I Dreamed a Dream" musical, familiarly
  33. 67Genuine
  34. 68Where to get a shelf off the shelf
  35. 69Breather
  36. 70Certain blue note
  37. 71Fit snugly (in)

Down

  1. 12010s documentary trilogy about training for a very difficult wine exam
  2. 2"Hold your horses!"
  3. 3Ghost writer?
  4. 4Close-fitting part of a dress
  5. 5Some Mexican Americans
  6. 6Actor/director Howard
  7. 7Home to Los Glaciares National Park: Abbr.
  8. 8Word with cable or training
  9. 9Sound from an annoyed samoyed
  10. 10Time of one's life
  11. 11Starbursts?
  12. 12Bit of equipment in a dentist's office
  13. 15Assembly of experts
  14. 16Manipulates
  15. 18When doubled, zealous
  16. 22One-time connection
  17. 25Australian hoppers, for short
  18. 26Nay sayers
  19. 27Anticipatory events, collectively
  20. 28Cherubic archer
  21. 29Country where potatoes originated
  22. 30"Preach!"
  23. 31Playful poetry
  24. 35Lukewarm
  25. 36Stay there!
  26. 38Egyptian deity with a reduplicative name
  27. 40Reduplicative nickname in pop music
  28. 41Sushi seaweed
  29. 42Midwestern agricultural swath
  30. 47Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie
  31. 48Creature that stampeded in "The Lion King"
  32. 50Where to place personal items before walking through a scanner
  33. 51"You're on!"
  34. 52Settings on a bike
  35. 53Prey for an osprey
  36. 57Give the finger?
  37. 58Floors
  38. 59Exam whose score can't be argued, ironically
  39. 61Quick chats?
  40. 62"If you can't say something good about someone, ___ right here by me": Alice Roosevelt Longworth
  41. 64Greta of "Past Lives"
  42. 65Hardly stringent

The answer to “Prey for an osprey” in the New York Times crossword is EEL — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 14, 2025, a Wednesday puzzle, at 53-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.

“Prey for an osprey” answer

EEL (3 letters)

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Why the answer is EEL

EEL is the 3-letter solution that fits "Prey for an osprey" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 14, 2025 (53-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does EEL mean?

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

(noun)

  • a snake-like fish with a slender elongated body and poorly developed fins, proverbial for its slipperiness

When else has “Prey for an osprey” 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.

May 14, 2025 (most recent) → EEL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Prey for an osprey”?

The answer is EEL, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 14, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Prey for an osprey”?

3 letters: EEL.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on May 14, 2025 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 53-Down.

Can “Prey for an osprey” 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 May 14, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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