Put to work

Latest answer — September 22, 2025

33 Across

Employ something for a practical purpose ⚙️

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Across

  1. 1School stat like 3.5 or 4.0
  2. 4Yeast, mold and mushrooms
  3. 9Desert plants with needles
  4. 14Tree with "American" and "slippery" varieties
  5. 15Alaskan native
  6. 16Synthetic fabric once common in sweaters
  7. 17Born as
  8. 18Wine choice in southern France
  9. 20Bonkers
  10. 22Compete (for)
  11. 23Changes with the times
  12. 24Females that may be fleeced
  13. 26Cinema showing
  14. 27Canadian P.M. who is the son of another Canadian P.M.
  15. 32Cyber Monday sector
  16. 33Put to work
  17. 34Ask God (for)
  18. 37Identify in a Facebook photo
  19. 38Where canines sleep
  20. 42"Du-u-ude!"
  21. 43Basketball's O'Neal, to fans
  22. 45Keanu Reeves's character in "The Matrix"
  23. 46To no ___ (ineffectively)
  24. 48Platform for Donkey Kong Country
  25. 52Ingredient in many hand lotions
  26. 53The lion's share
  27. 54Cigarette butt receptacle
  28. 57Major N.Y.C. concert venue
  29. 58Do the backstroke or breaststroke
  30. 62Chunks found in Ben & Jerry's Half Baked ice cream
  31. 65Avant-garde musical artist Yoko
  32. 66Fixed, as a piano
  33. 67"The Godfather" author Puzo
  34. 68Frequently, to a poet
  35. 69Winter coasters
  36. 70Surgical tube
  37. 71Cry from Homer ... or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across

Down

  1. 1Kids these days
  2. 2"Not guilty," e.g.
  3. 3"You got that right, sister!"
  4. 4Certain evergreen
  5. 5Like some bars in gymnastics
  6. 6One who is barely seen?
  7. 7Jeer
  8. 8"How was ___ know?"
  9. 9Pamper
  10. 10Tour guide?
  11. 11Crash of thunder
  12. 12Promote enthusiastically
  13. 13"Need You Tonight" rock band
  14. 19Like speakeasies and refrigerators, at times
  15. 21Brand of cooler that shares its name with a Himalayan legend
  16. 25Opposite of tame
  17. 26Join into one
  18. 27Jacuzzi features
  19. 28Where to find the Jazz
  20. 29Long-winded tales
  21. 30Apply, as ointment
  22. 31City-related
  23. 35Desertlike
  24. 36Carefree motto, in modern lingo
  25. 39Low-scoring deadlock
  26. 40Richard of "Pretty Woman"
  27. 41Hurdles for srs.
  28. 44Sounded like a duck
  29. 47Farm docs
  30. 49Tartan patterns
  31. 50"Yeah, right"
  32. 51Bean
  33. 54Does some theater work
  34. 55Word before food or mate
  35. 56Refine, as a skill
  36. 57Castle defense
  37. 59What a whittler whittles
  38. 60Facts
  39. 61Relative of a butterfly
  40. 63Private online chats, for short
  41. 64Spicy

The answer to “Put to work” in the New York Times crossword is USE — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 22, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 33-Across. Other answers we've seen for this clue include USED. 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 to work” answer

USE (3 letters) — most recent; also seen as USED

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Why the answer is USE

Employ something for a practical purpose ⚙️

What does USE mean?

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

(verb)

  • take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ
  • take or consume (an amount) from a limited supply
  • describing an action or situation that was done repeatedly or existed for a period in the past

Other answers for “Put to work”

New York Times has used this clue with more than one solution. Besides USE, it has also been USED. Every appearance we've indexed is listed below with the date it ran.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Put to work”?

The answer is USE, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 22, 2025. Other answers for this clue include USED.

How many letters is the answer to “Put to work”?

3 letters: USE. Earlier fills for this clue have also been USED (4).

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on September 22, 2025 (a Monday puzzle), at 33-Across. Earlier appearances: April 24, 2025 → USED.

Can “Put to work” have a different answer?

Yes. Besides USE, New York Times has also used USED for this clue. Every date and answer is listed above.

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

The full grid for September 22, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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