Royal adversary

The answer to “Royal adversary” in the New York Times crossword is TWIN — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 22, 2025, a Saturday puzzle, at 15-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.

“Royal adversary” answer

TWIN (4 letters)

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Why the answer is TWIN

TWIN is the 4-letter solution that fits "Royal adversary" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 22, 2025 (15-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does TWIN mean?

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

When else has “Royal adversary” 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.

March 22, 2025 (most recent) → TWIN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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