Staticky laundry phenomenon

The answer to “Staticky laundry phenomenon” in the New York Times crossword is CLING — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 1, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 123-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.

“Staticky laundry phenomenon” answer

CLING (5 letters)

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Why the answer is CLING

CLING is the 5-letter solution that fits "Staticky laundry phenomenon" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 1, 2026 (123-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does CLING mean?

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

When else has “Staticky laundry phenomenon” 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.

March 1, 2026 (most recent) → CLING. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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