Shaders of gray?

The answer to “Shaders of gray?” in the New York Times crossword is AGEISTS — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 27, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 92-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.

“Shaders of gray?” answer

AGEISTS (7 letters)

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What does AGEISTS mean?

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

When else has “Shaders of gray?” 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 27, 2026 (most recent) → AGEISTS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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