Smartphone clock function

The answer to “Smartphone clock function” in the New York Times crossword is TIMER — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 17, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 61-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.

“Smartphone clock function” answer

TIMER (5 letters)

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Why the answer is TIMER

TIMER is the 5-letter solution that fits "Smartphone clock function" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 17, 2025 (61-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does TIMER mean?

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

When else has “Smartphone clock function” 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.

August 17, 2025 (most recent) → TIMER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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