Shooting star

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Across

  1. 1Mild lettuce variety
  2. 5Marathons, e.g.
  3. 10Minor quarrel
  4. 14Et ___ (Latin for "and others")
  5. 15Instrument played with a bow
  6. 16University in New Rochelle, N.Y.
  7. 17Girl of classic comics who sported ringlets and a red outfit
  8. 19Dull-colored
  9. 20Shooting star
  10. 21Step in the shower?
  11. 23Floor model
  12. 24Producer of the "Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend" podcast
  13. 28Engagement to see a doctor, say: Abbr.
  14. 31Nobel Prize-winning poet ___ Heaney
  15. 32Entertaining, as opposed to disturbing
  16. 37Fury
  17. 38"Well, what have we here?!"
  18. 39Pantsuit alternative
  19. 41Color chart element
  20. 42___ and whey
  21. 45Words on a Little League dad's T-shirt, perhaps
  22. 48Mount where Noah's Ark landed
  23. 50Unoccupied
  24. 51"A Star Is Born" co-star (2018)
  25. 54Siestas
  26. 57Had the guts
  27. 58Houston M.L.B. team
  28. 60Anxiety about exclusion, for short
  29. 63Turn around and return ... or a feature of 17-, 24-, 32-, 45- and 51-Across?
  30. 65Office V.I.P.
  31. 66Gets zero m.p.g., say
  32. 67Jazz singer Anita
  33. 68Policy maven
  34. 69Brief, vigorous fight
  35. 70Strong wind

Down

  1. 1Burt's Bees product
  2. 2"My words? Don't believe them"
  3. 3Please, in German
  4. 4Jason of "Ozark"
  5. 5Motor home driver, for short
  6. 6Be under the weather
  7. 7Pickleball venue
  8. 8Singer Goulding with the 2015 8x platinum hit "Love Me Like You Do"
  9. 9Post-workout steam rooms
  10. 10Passenger compartment on a motorcycle
  11. 11"___ favor" ("please," in Spanish)
  12. 12Actress de Armas
  13. 13Subwindow on a web browser
  14. 18Off the wall
  15. 22Small duck
  16. 25Nebraska's largest city
  17. 26Slice into pieces
  18. 27___ Jackson Jr., "Cocaine Bear" actor
  19. 29Post-M.A. pursuit
  20. 30Waterproof cover
  21. 32___ point (center of attention)
  22. 33"Star Trek" role for Saldaña and Nichols
  23. 34Santa-tracking org.
  24. 35She/___ pronouns
  25. 36Beginning on
  26. 40___ La Table (high-end cookware shop)
  27. 43Maintenance area for ships
  28. 44Multigenerational tale
  29. 46Thick
  30. 47Wetland area where organic fuel is harvested
  31. 49"Doctor Who" vehicle that mimics a police box
  32. 52Crystal-lined stone
  33. 53Mature
  34. 55Italian fashion house
  35. 56L.A.'s region, informally
  36. 58"One more thing ..."
  37. 59Terrier breed named for a Scottish isle
  38. 60Not many
  39. 61Good Grips kitchen brand
  40. 62Guys
  41. 64Wager

The answer to “Shooting star” in the New York Times crossword is METEOR — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 10, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 20-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.

“Shooting star” answer

METEOR (6 letters)

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Why the answer is METEOR

METEOR is the 6-letter solution that fits "Shooting star" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 10, 2025 (20-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does METEOR mean?

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

(noun)

  • a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light

When else has “Shooting star” 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 10, 2025 (most recent) → METEOR. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Shooting star”?

The answer is METEOR, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 10, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Shooting star”?

6 letters: METEOR.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on March 10, 2025 (a Monday puzzle), at 20-Across.

Can “Shooting star” 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 March 10, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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