Puts to work

Latest answer — August 06, 2026

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Gives someone a job or puts something to practical use 🔧

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Across

  1. 1Singer Braxton
  2. 5Like some winter windshields
  3. 9___ Bauer (brand of outdoor gear)
  4. 14Soon
  5. 15"Me, too"
  6. 16Stable job
  7. 17Spirit of the Caribbean
  8. 19Haggard
  9. 20Creamy dish made with arborio rice
  10. 21Angela on "The Office," e.g.
  11. 22"Bring it on!"
  12. 23Four-time N.B.A. M.V.P.
  13. 28Nick, e.g.
  14. 30Collected
  15. 31Evil computer of classic film
  16. 32Kind of seeds found in a basket in King Tutankhamen's tomb
  17. 35Alternate nickname for the "Hollywood of the South"
  18. 37Group with a coat of arms
  19. 38Unspecified ones
  20. 40Wednesday a.k.a. ___ day
  21. 41Like some fat
  22. 43Purposely wrongs
  23. 45"What's more ..."
  24. 46Joan known for his "dream paintings"
  25. 47Make out, perhaps?
  26. 48Pillow fight setting
  27. 51Juicer's "juice"
  28. 55Determination
  29. 56Shade provider along Central Park's Literary Walk
  30. 58A-tier
  31. 60Chock-full ... like three squares (and foods) in this puzzle
  32. 62Touch-and-go
  33. 63Force felt on Earth, for short
  34. 64Goddess whose name is an anagram of her mother's
  35. 65Feelings of getting older
  36. 66Volcano seen on HBO's "The White Lotus"
  37. 67Port in 50-Down

Down

  1. 1Fruity pastry
  2. 2Live
  3. 3Like the jungle at daybreak
  4. 4At the helm
  5. 5"___ that right?"
  6. 6Number for December
  7. 7Bird with noted calf muscles
  8. 8Short blue person?
  9. 9Cha giò, on a Vietnamese menu
  10. 10Enervate
  11. 11Temptation for Homer Simpson
  12. 12Na+ or Cl-
  13. 13Real lifesaver, for short
  14. 18Starting group
  15. 21Not accept an outrage, say
  16. 24Amazon smart speaker
  17. 25Jeers
  18. 26Tempting words on a Wonderland cake
  19. 27Is really good, in modern slang
  20. 29Legal mulligan
  21. 32What an old car might be sold for
  22. 33___ Ferrante, author of the "Neapolitan Novels"
  23. 34Brown-bag item
  24. 36"OK, that makes sense"
  25. 39Münster man
  26. 42Puts to work
  27. 44Northern Italian city known for its cheese
  28. 49"The White Lotus" actress ___ Lou Wood
  29. 50Arabia Felix, now
  30. 52Perturbed
  31. 53Fortune 500 company started by a blacksmith, informally
  32. 54Civic's class
  33. 57Sports org. with a Tour
  34. 58Open show of intimacy, for short
  35. 59Nickname that drops "hard"
  36. 60Mud
  37. 61Tiny "farmer"

The answer to “Puts to work” in the New York Times crossword is EMPLOYS — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 6, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 42-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.

“Puts to work” answer

EMPLOYS (7 letters)

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Why the answer is EMPLOYS

Gives someone a job or puts something to practical use 🔧

What does EMPLOYS mean?

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

(verb)

  • give work to (someone) and pay them for it
  • make use of

When else has “Puts to work” 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.

August 6, 2026 (most recent) → EMPLOYS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Puts to work”?

The answer is EMPLOYS, a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 6, 2026.

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

7 letters: EMPLOYS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on August 6, 2026 (a Thursday puzzle), at 42-Down.

Can “Puts to work” 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 August 6, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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