Shoe covering

The answer to “Shoe covering” in the New York Times crossword is GAITER — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 7, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 65-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.

“Shoe covering” answer

GAITER (6 letters)

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Why the answer is GAITER

GAITER is the 6-letter solution that fits "Shoe covering" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 7, 2025 (65-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does GAITER mean?

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

When else has “Shoe covering” 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 7, 2025 (most recent) → GAITER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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