Silent approval

Latest answer — January 05, 2026

60 Down

A small dip of the head can signal agreement 👍

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Across

  1. 1Value
  2. 6Volcanic coating that buried Pompeii
  3. 9Angel's headgear
  4. 13Listlessness
  5. 14Score like 5-5 or 10-10
  6. 15Fruit-peeling gadget
  7. 16Meeting spot for a company's overseers
  8. 18Ventilated
  9. 19Actor Reeves who plays John Wick
  10. 20Clothing
  11. 21Wrestler-turned-actor with a mohawk
  12. 241976 film with Robert De Niro as an alienated cabbie
  13. 26Lawyer, or a lawyer's advice
  14. 29Gloppy gunk
  15. 30Op-___ (newspaper pieces)
  16. 31Advantageous quality
  17. 32Aristocrat
  18. 34Enjoy a vacation day, say
  19. 40Reside
  20. 41Burr who dueled with Hamilton
  21. 42Wane
  22. 45One ___ time
  23. 46Mark Twain, for Samuel Langhorne Clemens
  24. 48Bug killer that goes "smack!"
  25. 51Losing general at Appomattox
  26. 52Relating to a son or daughter
  27. 53Fanny ___, central figure in Broadway's "Funny Girl"
  28. 56Poet Dickinson
  29. 57Gridiron success ... or, when read as two words, the conclusion to the sequence formed by the starts of 16-, 24-, 34- and 48-Across
  30. 61Backpackers' shelters
  31. 62Write-___ (unlikely election winners)
  32. 63Home with a dome
  33. 64Lumps of coal, for a snowman
  34. 65Understand
  35. 66Relinquished

Down

  1. 1Spider's creation
  2. 2Peace promoter Yoko
  3. 3Cell's messenger material
  4. 4Istanbul native
  5. 5Conceal
  6. 6Lacking a key, in music
  7. 7Crazy Horse's people
  8. 8Adjustable skirt feature
  9. 9Port-au-Prince's country
  10. 10Get there
  11. 11Looked lasciviously
  12. 12Commands
  13. 15Police officer who monitors an assigned area
  14. 17Label as G or R, say
  15. 20Spicy marinade with chili peppers
  16. 21Exam for a doctor-to-be
  17. 22Parks honored in the Capitol's Statuary Hall
  18. 23Walrus's long tooth
  19. 25Composer Stravinsky
  20. 27Have to have
  21. 28Passengers getting an illicit free ride
  22. 32Org. with Patriot games
  23. 33Actor McGregor with a Golden Globe for "Fargo"
  24. 35Pertaining to development in the womb
  25. 36Opposite of hilly
  26. 37Like some history or hygiene
  27. 38City surrounding Vatican City
  28. 39On bended ___
  29. 42Overly refined
  30. 43"Yikes!," to a Brit
  31. 44Reporter's attribution atop an article
  32. 46Read
  33. 47Rock's Carmen or Clapton
  34. 49Earthy deposits by a river
  35. 50Steak similar to a porterhouse
  36. 54Stylish
  37. 55Margin
  38. 57"___ better to have loved and lost ..."
  39. 58Passé
  40. 59Misfortune
  41. 60Silent approval

The answer to “Silent approval” in the New York Times crossword is NOD — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 5, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 60-Down, and it has also run on 1 earlier date with the same answer. 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.

“Silent approval” answer

NOD (3 letters)

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Why the answer is NOD

A small dip of the head can signal agreement 👍

What does NOD mean?

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

(verb)

  • lower and raise one's head slightly and briefly, especially in greeting, assent, or understanding, or to give someone a signal
  • let one's head fall forward when drowsy or asleep
  • head (the ball) without great force

When else has “Silent approval” 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.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Silent approval”?

The answer is NOD, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 5, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Silent approval”?

3 letters: NOD.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on January 5, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 60-Down. Earlier appearances: February 15, 2025 → NOD.

Can “Silent approval” 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 January 5, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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