Slim margin of victory

The answer to “Slim margin of victory” in the New York Times crossword is HAIR — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 7, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 12-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.

“Slim margin of victory” answer

HAIR (4 letters)

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Why the answer is HAIR

HAIR is the 4-letter solution that fits "Slim margin of victory" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 7, 2025 (12-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does HAIR mean?

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

When else has “Slim margin of victory” 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) → HAIR. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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