Productive ... or a punny description of the feat performed by 116-Across?

The answer to “Productive ... or a punny description of the feat performed by 116-Across?” in the New York Times crossword is FRUITFUL — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 31, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 38-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.

“Productive ... or a punny description of the feat performed by 116-Across?” answer

FRUITFUL (8 letters)

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Why the answer is FRUITFUL

FRUITFUL is the 8-letter solution that fits "Productive ... or a punny description of the feat performed by 116-Across?" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 31, 2026 (38-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does FRUITFUL mean?

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

When else has “Productive ... or a punny description of the feat performed by 116-Across?” 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 31, 2026 (most recent) → FRUITFUL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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