Someone who might put you on a list

The answer to “Someone who might put you on a list” in the New York Times crossword is DEAN — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 26, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 80-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.

“Someone who might put you on a list” answer

DEAN (4 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is DEAN.

Why the answer is DEAN

This person often holds authority in an academic setting! 🎓

What does DEAN mean?

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

When else has “Someone who might put you on a list” 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.

July 26, 2026 (most recent) → DEAN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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