Pull with force

Latest answer — January 10, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Ducked (out)
  2. 6High chairs?
  3. 12Polo participants
  4. 14Sarcastic response to an obvious statement
  5. 15GarageBand and iMovie, e.g.
  6. 17"Don't wait up" occasion, perhaps
  7. 18"This is ___"
  8. 19Makes fit
  9. 21It might change your perspective
  10. 22"No doubt in my mind"
  11. 24Do some light work?
  12. 25Brainstorm out loud
  13. 26Text with 114 suwar, in a classic spelling
  14. 27Walk in the park, maybe
  15. 28___ swear
  16. 29M.L.B. team that was the first to trade a player for himself (Harry Chiti in 1962)
  17. 30Group
  18. 31Some court statements
  19. 33Weight
  20. 35Capital where the won is spent
  21. 36"Be right there!"
  22. 38Org. for seniors
  23. 39Insert in a tall glass, perhaps
  24. 41Basic cable channel
  25. 42Component of many a trial
  26. 43Bear necessity?
  27. 44Private watering hole?
  28. 46Speculate
  29. 48Rivet
  30. 49They're set in rings
  31. 50Rathskeller supply
  32. 51Growing pain?

Down

  1. 1Salacious
  2. 2Unclaimed
  3. 3Opens, as a onesie
  4. 4Counterpart to Britain's MI6
  5. 5Didn't soft-pedal something, say
  6. 6Surf site
  7. 7Squirts
  8. 8Approved
  9. 9For fun
  10. 10Hypothetical starting point?
  11. 112024 NATO inductee
  12. 13Sources of many unwelcome messages online
  13. 14It stands out in a print
  14. 16Natural rug fibers
  15. 20Quiet
  16. 23"Feel free to reach out"
  17. 24Nile superlative
  18. 26Not quite, informally
  19. 28Rolling source of entertainment
  20. 30They'll show you the way
  21. 31___ poet (description of Robert Burns)
  22. 32Grand Marnier ingredient avec un cognac
  23. 33Court seat
  24. 34Making weaker, in gamer jargon
  25. 35Sriracha and sambal
  26. 36Ceases nursing
  27. 37Prompts
  28. 39"God ___"
  29. 40Pull with force
  30. 42Serf
  31. 45Prefix with athlete
  32. 47Start to work?: Abbr.

The answer to “Pull with force” in the New York Times crossword is WREST — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 10, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 40-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.

“Pull with force” answer

WREST (5 letters)

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Why the answer is WREST

WREST is the 5-letter solution that fits "Pull with force" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 10, 2025 (40-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does WREST mean?

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

(verb)

  • forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp
  • distort the meaning or interpretation of (something) to suit one's own interests or views

When else has “Pull with force” 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.

January 10, 2025 (most recent) → WREST. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Pull with force”?

The answer is WREST, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 10, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Pull with force”?

5 letters: WREST.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on January 10, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 40-Down.

Can “Pull with force” 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 January 10, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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