Stares into space

The answer to “Stares into space” in the New York Times crossword is STARGAZES — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 2, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 33-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.

“Stares into space” answer

STARGAZES (9 letters)

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What does STARGAZES mean?

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

When else has “Stares into space” 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.

October 2, 2026 (most recent) → STARGAZES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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