Spreads

Latest answer — January 25, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Undesirable airplane seatmate
  2. 11Sound from a hedge clipper
  3. 15"This is a waste of my time"
  4. 16Strike one!
  5. 17Body shops?
  6. 18"Combats ___ tes défenseurs!" ("La Marseillaise" line)
  7. 19Poet Bradstreet
  8. 20Abbr. in some job titles
  9. 21Coward of the theater world
  10. 22Largest U.S. union, with about three million members, in brief
  11. 23Funding source for the Great Wall of China
  12. 26Org. in 2015's "Bridge of Spies"
  13. 27Brass
  14. 28Felt in the Christmas spirit?
  15. 30"The Way," in Islam
  16. 33A, B, and C, but not T and V
  17. 34Under control
  18. 35One working on a column?
  19. 36Sight in Monet's "Boating on the River Epte"
  20. 37Current events
  21. 39Spreads
  22. 40Novel technology?
  23. 41Jam
  24. 42Old atlas inits.
  25. 43In the 80s or 90s, say
  26. 45Take another direction
  27. 48It's fit for a king
  28. 50Classic novel of the South Seas
  29. 51Some photomontage art
  30. 52___ Mountains, Kyrgyz/Tajik border range
  31. 53They'll show you a thing or two
  32. 56Weight of an adult elephant, very imprecisely
  33. 57Initiative
  34. 58Segments of curling matches
  35. 59Holders of orbs

Down

  1. 1"Ugh, that's the worst!"
  2. 2It passes through many Swiss banks
  3. 3Loy of filmdom
  4. 4Thing of interest?
  5. 5Foe in a 1932 Australian "war"
  6. 6"Cheap Thrills" pop star
  7. 7Clutches
  8. 8Job that might require a fence
  9. 9Aeschylus trilogy of tragedies
  10. 10The forest, in a metaphor
  11. 11Extend across
  12. 12Number at filling stations?
  13. 13"Oh-h-h-h, that makes sense"
  14. 14They support many student movements
  15. 23Joined a union
  16. 24___ nage (cooked in a broth)
  17. 25Certain something
  18. 27"Barbie" director Gerwig
  19. 29Asian grocery chain
  20. 30Consumed with grief?
  21. 31Where locks are picked?
  22. 32S&P; 500 part
  23. 33Some corp. execs
  24. 35Confirmation, e.g.
  25. 38Ardent supporter
  26. 39Place whose name has an appropriate final vowel sound
  27. 41Reproductive cells
  28. 44Dispatch (toward)
  29. 45___ Smith, "The Autograph Man" novelist
  30. 46Namely
  31. 47Sublimation products
  32. 49Indicator of deflation
  33. 51Long-bladed thrusting dagger
  34. 54Miracle-___
  35. 55Lines at a grocery store

The answer to “Spreads” in the New York Times crossword is STREWS — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 25, 2025, a Saturday puzzle, at 39-Across. Other answers we've seen for this clue include ARRAYS. 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.

“Spreads” answer

STREWS (6 letters) — most recent; also seen as ARRAYS

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 STREWS.

Why the answer is STREWS

STREWS is the 6-letter solution that fits "Spreads" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 25, 2025 (39-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does STREWS mean?

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

(verb)

  • scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area

Other answers for “Spreads”

New York Times has used this clue with more than one solution. Besides STREWS, it has also been ARRAYS. Every appearance we've indexed is listed below with the date it ran.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Spreads”?

The answer is STREWS, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 25, 2025. Other answers for this clue include ARRAYS.

How many letters is the answer to “Spreads”?

6 letters: STREWS. Earlier fills for this clue have also been ARRAYS (6).

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on January 25, 2025 (a Saturday puzzle), at 39-Across. Earlier appearances: January 5, 2025 → ARRAYS.

Can “Spreads” have a different answer?

Yes. Besides STREWS, New York Times has also used ARRAYS for this clue. Every date and answer is listed above.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for January 25, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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