Smooth as ___

Latest answer — June 03, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Angry Birds and Snapchat, for two
  2. 5Session at the pool
  3. 9Cheery goodbyes
  4. 14Gentle
  5. 15Goal of some bodybuilding exercises
  6. 16Delete
  7. 17Place to keep safe during an emergency
  8. 19Tickle
  9. 20Input for a fax machine
  10. 22Hosp. hookups
  11. 25Ref. work with definitions for "colour" and "aluminium"
  12. 26Expensive theater boxes
  13. 27Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Soup Cans," e.g.
  14. 29Each star on the American flag represents one
  15. 31Layer that a hovercraft floats on
  16. 33Sound heard in a stalactite cave
  17. 37Sings nonsense syllables
  18. 38Pointy-eared inhabitant of Middle-earth
  19. 39Mexican marinade
  20. 40Grp. sending radio signals into space
  21. 41Measure of how much sky is visible
  22. 43Alternatives to essays
  23. 45"Wow, cool!"
  24. 46Secondary area of study
  25. 48Modern filmmaking tech, for short
  26. 49Texting format, in brief
  27. 50Easily awakened individual ... whose bed may feature a 20-, 31- and 41-Across?
  28. 54Plastic bit on the end of a shoelace
  29. 55Disappointing awards season outcome for a critically successful movie
  30. 59Beach
  31. 60Villainous hideout
  32. 61Documentation for a foreign traveler
  33. 62Rose
  34. 63Smooth as ___
  35. 64Word with floor or flight

Down

  1. 1Electric guitar attachment
  2. 2Vegetable often added to fried rice
  3. 3Author
  4. 4Hits the slopes
  5. 5Mean ___ (rough urban area)
  6. 6Sought the favor of
  7. 7How tied games may be settled, informally
  8. 8Office note
  9. 9It may be left holding the bag
  10. 10Site of an apocalyptic final battle in the Bible
  11. 11Brownish shade
  12. 12Stubborn animals
  13. 13Prognosticator
  14. 18Where most songs use their titular lyrics
  15. 21Custardy dessert
  16. 22"No bid"
  17. 23Raise, as a concern
  18. 24Jack who ate no fat
  19. 28Zorro, Superman or Indiana Jones
  20. 29Grain storehouses
  21. 30Vegan protein source
  22. 32"___ if I know!"
  23. 34Wanders
  24. 35Skyscraper construction piece
  25. 36Long Beach, Charleston and Baltimore
  26. 39More sore
  27. 41Pixar film that revived the song "Life Is a Highway"
  28. 42Place for boxers to exercise
  29. 44Decomposed
  30. 46Alt-rock band They ___ Be Giants
  31. 47Shelter in a chilly landscape
  32. 48"The Ten Commandments" director ___ B. DeMille
  33. 50Lad's counterpart
  34. 51Online chuckles
  35. 52Actor Morales
  36. 53Invitation initialism
  37. 56Zero
  38. 57Country with the most Olympic medals
  39. 58Prohibit

The answer to “Smooth as ___” in the New York Times crossword is SILK — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 3, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 63-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.

“Smooth as ___” answer

SILK (4 letters)

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Why the answer is SILK

SILK is the 4-letter solution that fits "Smooth as ___" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 3, 2025 (63-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SILK mean?

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

(noun)

  • a fine, strong, soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms in making cocoons and collected to make thread and fabric. Silk is also spun by some insect larvae and by most spiders
  • a Queen's (or King's) Counsel

When else has “Smooth as ___” 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.

June 3, 2025 (most recent) → SILK. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Smooth as ___”?

The answer is SILK, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 3, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Smooth as ___”?

4 letters: SILK.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on June 3, 2025 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 63-Across.

Can “Smooth as ___” 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 June 3, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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