Put down gently

The answer to “Put down gently” in the New York Times crossword is LAID — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 16, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 34-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.

“Put down gently” answer

LAID (4 letters)

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Why the answer is LAID

LAID is the 4-letter solution that fits "Put down gently" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 16, 2026 (34-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does LAID mean?

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

When else has “Put down gently” 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.

June 16, 2026 (most recent) → LAID. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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