Shark bait

Latest answer — December 06, 2025

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Across

  1. 1It goes around in circles
  2. 5Winter quaffs
  3. 15Booty
  4. 16Source of rhythm in electronic music
  5. 17With 23-Down, bandolier, e.g.
  6. 18Court order
  7. 19Chinese surname transliterating "Zuo"
  8. 20Assessor
  9. 21Some
  10. 22Treats whose name is derived from the Arabic for "to drink"
  11. 24Thread organizer
  12. 27Home to the Temple of Hephaestus
  13. 28Cutters for kitchen installations
  14. 32High-stakes gambler, in Vegas lingo
  15. 33Like some car exteriors and hairy legs
  16. 34Director Jon M. ___
  17. 35Sit, say
  18. 36Many a character on "Breaking Bad"
  19. 37Toiletry kit item
  20. 38Portrayer of Glinda in 2024's "Wicked," to fans
  21. 39Cleanse
  22. 40"Indubitably!"
  23. 41Honey and sugar, for two
  24. 43Holder of arrows
  25. 44That stinks!
  26. 45Penn athletes
  27. 46Website that competes with PCMag
  28. 49Having a good aura, in slang
  29. 51"___ dat?"
  30. 52"That's crazy!"
  31. 55Hippie happening
  32. 56Warning preceding some "madness" during March Madness
  33. 57"Please, Mom?"
  34. 58Side effect after a BBQ meal, informally
  35. 59Aussie predator

Down

  1. 1Closing statement?
  2. 2"Count me in!"
  3. 3Lead-in to some juicy gossip
  4. 4___ rating (chess stat)
  5. 5Big Apple cathedral
  6. 6Fur trade exports
  7. 7Frozen treat
  8. 8Singer with the top 10 albums "Crash" and "Brat"
  9. 9Tennis duo?
  10. 10It might go for a buck
  11. 11American battle tank named for a general
  12. 12First name in Norse exploration
  13. 13No trouble
  14. 14Dish commonly made in a Dutch oven
  15. 20Former French president ___ Coty
  16. 23See 17-Across
  17. 25Bread spread
  18. 26Its first and second editions were published more than 60 yrs. apart
  19. 28Sacred Polynesian plants
  20. 29Yoga pants and such
  21. 30Endangered African grazer
  22. 31Very fast, in a way
  23. 33Ratty is one in "The Wind in the Willows"
  24. 36Title film character with a "lucky fin"
  25. 37Longtime Nestlé product
  26. 39Pop
  27. 40Spot to dock
  28. 42"Wait a sec"
  29. 43Pursuits
  30. 45Classic arcade game with a pyramid
  31. 46Shark bait
  32. 47"Negative"
  33. 48Who's asked the musical question "Do you want to build a snowman?"
  34. 50Longtime catalog purveyor
  35. 53Washington and Adams in Chicago: Abbr.
  36. 54Wide mouth
  37. 55Email abbr.

The answer to “Shark bait” in the New York Times crossword is CHUM — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 6, 2025, a Saturday puzzle, at 46-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.

“Shark bait” answer

CHUM (4 letters)

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Why the answer is CHUM

CHUM is the 4-letter solution that fits "Shark bait" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 6, 2025 (46-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does CHUM mean?

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

(noun)

  • a large North Pacific salmon that is commercially important as a food fish

When else has “Shark bait” 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.

December 6, 2025 (most recent) → CHUM. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Shark bait”?

The answer is CHUM, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 6, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Shark bait”?

4 letters: CHUM.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on December 6, 2025 (a Saturday puzzle), at 46-Down.

Can “Shark bait” 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 December 6, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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