Remote batteries

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Across

  1. 1Protection from an infection
  2. 5Movie theater popcorn container
  3. 8Kurt who fronted Nirvana
  4. 14Accusative, for one
  5. 15Muff or fluff
  6. 16"Be that as it may ..."
  7. 17Image depicted in this puzzle by connecting the circled letters alphabetically
  8. 20Aristophanes comedy, with "The"
  9. 21Sailors' patron
  10. 22Energize
  11. 24King George ___, "Hamilton" character
  12. 25Some H.S. teams
  13. 28Remote batteries
  14. 30Social ___
  15. 32Condiment sometimes known as rooster sauce
  16. 37It keeps you in the dark
  17. 38"Is it too risky?"
  18. 39Brand whose customers made its Super Bowl ad in 2025
  19. 41Appetites
  20. 42Sporty convertible
  21. 44Like some ironed shirts and fall air
  22. 45Free pass in sports
  23. 46"The Spanish Tragedy" playwright Thomas
  24. 47Washboard parts
  25. 49Grocery aisle enticement
  26. 55Beer brand from Anheuser-Busch
  27. 58Wading bird
  28. 59Image in this puzzle
  29. 63Steve of "Battle of the Sexes"
  30. 64"Tubular!"
  31. 65With a clean slate
  32. 66What some people think this puzzle's image represents
  33. 67U.K. home
  34. 68Eliot of the Untouchables

Down

  1. 1Say "As if!," e.g.
  2. 2Clamdigger pants style
  3. 3First American multimillionaire
  4. 4Sand-colored
  5. 5Beverage sometimes served with cucumber sandwiches
  6. 6Web addresses
  7. 7Like the words "knackered" and "chuffed"
  8. 8Bowed instruments
  9. 9Haploid cell
  10. 10Kiss, in Córdoba
  11. 11Unlucky "Wheel of Fortune" purchase for COOL AS A CUCUMBER
  12. 12Prefix with -metric
  13. 13French resistance?
  14. 18Fort Collins sch.
  15. 19Hawaiian souvenir
  16. 23Late-night host Jack
  17. 25Website with a "Conservadox" option
  18. 26Sun blocker
  19. 27Co. that merged with Neiman's in 2024
  20. 29Great service provider
  21. 30Late-night host Seth
  22. 31Put out
  23. 32"Excuse me"
  24. 33Stiff
  25. 34Bad time for Caesar
  26. 35Hoarse voice
  27. 36"Let's call it ___"
  28. 38What some people think this puzzle's image represents
  29. 40Many Pablo Neruda works
  30. 43No-name
  31. 47One paying for a full-price ticket, perhaps
  32. 48Life story
  33. 50Fish in a poke bowl
  34. 51Soccer great Rapinoe
  35. 52Wrinkly fruit
  36. 53Pixelated, informally
  37. 54Cable show covering the red carpet
  38. 55Nickname of the "Love Yourself" singer, with "the"
  39. 56Wrinkly fruit
  40. 57Isaac's favorite son
  41. 59Counterpart of down: Abbr.
  42. 60Billy bawl?
  43. 61"Just a sec," in a text
  44. 62Four-term prez

The answer to “Remote batteries” in the New York Times crossword is AAS — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on November 12, 2025, a Wednesday 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.

“Remote batteries” answer

AAS (3 letters)

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Why the answer is AAS

AAS is the 3-letter solution that fits "Remote batteries" in the NYT Crossword crossword on November 12, 2025 (28-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Remote batteries” 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.

November 12, 2025 (most recent) → AAS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Remote batteries”?

The answer is AAS, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on November 12, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Remote batteries”?

3 letters: AAS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on November 12, 2025 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 28-Across.

Can “Remote batteries” 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 November 12, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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