Reasoning that doesn't hold up

The answer to “Reasoning that doesn't hold up” in the New York Times crossword is FALLACY — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 6, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 16-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.

“Reasoning that doesn't hold up” answer

FALLACY (7 letters)

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What does FALLACY mean?

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

When else has “Reasoning that doesn't hold up” 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.

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

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