Stick in an orchestra

The answer to “Stick in an orchestra” in the New York Times crossword is BATON — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 5, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 25-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.

“Stick in an orchestra” answer

BATON (5 letters)

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Why the answer is BATON

BATON is the 5-letter solution that fits "Stick in an orchestra" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 5, 2025 (25-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does BATON mean?

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

When else has “Stick in an orchestra” 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.

December 5, 2025 (most recent) → BATON. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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