Silent film star Talmadge

The answer to “Silent film star Talmadge” in the New York Times crossword is NORMA — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 8, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 65-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.

“Silent film star Talmadge” answer

NORMA (5 letters)

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Why the answer is NORMA

NORMA is the 5-letter solution that fits "Silent film star Talmadge" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 8, 2026 (65-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does NORMA mean?

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

When else has “Silent film star Talmadge” 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 8, 2026 (most recent) → NORMA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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