Score keeper?

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Across

  1. 150 things on the Argo
  2. 5Units equal to nine inches
  3. 10Needing more salt, perhaps
  4. 15Swiss-born artist whose name sounds like an art medium
  5. 16What pronouns and their antecedents should do
  6. 17*Person who persists in a hopeless cause
  7. 18Destroyer of Hindu cosmogony
  8. 19*Wildlife parks
  9. 20Layer of bricks
  10. 21Show obeisance
  11. 23Smart TV features
  12. 25Eye covering
  13. 26*Enjoy the moment, say
  14. 27Name on a check
  15. 29Porter of Broadway
  16. 30Sucker's lament
  17. 32Repeat
  18. 34Cheryl of "Charlie's Angels"
  19. 35Bit of Q.E.D.
  20. 37Features of some stadia
  21. 38Start of a popular saying about gravity ... or a hint to completing the answers to the starred clues
  22. 41Big name in Russian ballet
  23. 43Capital on the Mediterranean
  24. 44Blew away
  25. 48Legislative bodies
  26. 50Old wide-screen format
  27. 52Crime show extra, informally
  28. 53Lead-in to "they"
  29. 55*Storm-tracking aid
  30. 56Brew designed to survive trips to the subcontinent, in brief
  31. 57Early PC game whose nonsense working title stuck
  32. 58Partner of older
  33. 59Guardian spirits
  34. 61*Musical appreciation?
  35. 64Deity with the raven familiars Huginn and Muninn
  36. 66*Forming a union
  37. 67___ Day (April celebration)
  38. 68A or B, e.g.
  39. 69Yani ___, youngest pro golfer to win five major championships (age 22)
  40. 70Score keeper?
  41. 71Peeved state

Down

  1. 1Gives a "go"
  2. 2Fictional character with a famous opening line
  3. 3Took back
  4. 4Sushi treatment that's also a spa treatment
  5. 5Palm starch
  6. 6___ Tour
  7. 7What's off to the side in a selfie
  8. 8Demanding attention
  9. 9Waits on
  10. 10Watson and Deep Blue, for two
  11. 11Grp. aptly hidden in "special ops"
  12. 12"We're head over heels!"
  13. 13Prima ballerinas
  14. 14Melt down
  15. 22___ can, item first made and patented in Britain in 1810
  16. 24Turns the page, say
  17. 26Up to
  18. 27Take leave of each other
  19. 28Just saying?
  20. 29Taste tests, e.g.
  21. 31Boot
  22. 33Pronoun repeated in "___ do ___"
  23. 36Graze
  24. 39High on the Scoville scale
  25. 40Lake that's home to Kelleys Island
  26. 41Best candidates for permanent relationships
  27. 42Callable, say
  28. 45Gestured to keep moving
  29. 46Some retired faculty
  30. 47___ es Salaam
  31. 48Tap
  32. 49Certain mattresses
  33. 51Name that means "my God" in Hebrew
  34. 54Bit of hybrid field hockey attire
  35. 57Criticize wittily
  36. 58District
  37. 60Holm or McKellen of "The Hobbit"
  38. 62Wizards' org.
  39. 63Over there
  40. 65Mesh

The answer to “Score keeper?” in the New York Times crossword is STAND — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 21, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 70-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.

“Score keeper?” answer

STAND (5 letters)

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Why the answer is STAND

STAND is the 5-letter solution that fits "Score keeper?" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 21, 2025 (70-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does STAND mean?

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

(verb)

  • have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet
  • (of an object, building, or settlement) be situated in a particular place or position
  • be in a specified state or condition

When else has “Score keeper?” 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 21, 2025 (most recent) → STAND. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Score keeper?”?

The answer is STAND, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 21, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Score keeper?”?

5 letters: STAND.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on August 21, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 70-Across.

Can “Score keeper?” 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 21, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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