Religious offshoot

Latest answer — March 31, 2025

28 Across

A smaller breakaway group with its own beliefs, often within a larger faith 😊

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Across

  1. 1Bowlers and sombreros
  2. 5Finance channel
  3. 9Some toothpastes and hair goops
  4. 13Boy on "The Andy Griffith Show"
  5. 14Wife of Jacob in the Bible
  6. 15King of the gods, in Egyptian myth
  7. 16Bird that's the U.S.'s national symbol
  8. 18___ Raton, Fla.
  9. 19Make official
  10. 20Summer zodiac sign
  11. 22Paving gunk
  12. 23Scout's shelter
  13. 24Debbie Downer
  14. 26Like good knives and pupils
  15. 28Religious offshoot
  16. 29Org. at airports
  17. 32Bigheadedness
  18. 33Work hard
  19. 35"I'm starting to like this" ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across, in order
  20. 40Defense org. since 1949
  21. 41Bovine call
  22. 42Section of a tennis match
  23. 43Step on a ladder
  24. 45Observes Ramadan, in a way
  25. 47Basketball shot made while leaning backward
  26. 49Tough part of a cross-country race
  27. 52U-turn from WSW
  28. 53Word after poison or bull
  29. 54Feels sorry for
  30. 56___ trap (part of a dryer)
  31. 58Like conga or mambo music
  32. 60"That ___ be expected"
  33. 61Thrice three
  34. 62Currency of Mexico
  35. 63Citrus peel
  36. 64Ponzi scheme, e.g.
  37. 65Whole bunch

Down

  1. 1So-called "king of the road"
  2. 2Not together
  3. 3Mark over the "n" in "mañana"
  4. 4Cars that typically accommodate five people
  5. 5Family group
  6. 6B-___ (rare blood type, informally)
  7. 7Make into a wad
  8. 8___-Its
  9. 9Yap
  10. 10;) and :D
  11. 11Standard announcement of a pilot upon landing
  12. 12Sound from an angry dog
  13. 17Word that reverses meaning when an "n" is put in front
  14. 21Fractions of lbs.
  15. 24Part of a face that may be furrowed
  16. 25Kind of diet in which carbs are frowned upon
  17. 27In the past
  18. 29Sn, chemically
  19. 30Plant with eight-pointed pods used in cooking
  20. 31Kids in the 90s?
  21. 34The Beatles' "___ It Be"
  22. 36Departed
  23. 37Unclear response to "Are you coming?"
  24. 38Blunt refusals
  25. 39"American ___" (Grant Wood painting)
  26. 44Opening, as between teeth
  27. 45Spinoff stories written by an author's readers, informally
  28. 46Producers of six-packs
  29. 47Happy: Sp.
  30. 48Removes a dependence (from)
  31. 50Written defamation
  32. 51Rental contract
  33. 54"Casey at the Bat," for one
  34. 55Some winter weather
  35. 57Little one
  36. 59Genetic messenger

The answer to “Religious offshoot” in the New York Times crossword is SECT — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 31, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 28-Across. 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.

“Religious offshoot” answer

SECT (4 letters)

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Why the answer is SECT

A smaller breakaway group with its own beliefs, often within a larger faith 😊

What does SECT mean?

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

(noun)

  • a group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs (typically regarded as heretical) from those of a larger group to which they belong

When else has “Religious offshoot” appeared?

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March 31, 2025 (most recent) → SECT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Religious offshoot”?

The answer is SECT, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 31, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Religious offshoot”?

4 letters: SECT.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on March 31, 2025 (a Monday puzzle), at 28-Across.

Can “Religious offshoot” 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?

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