Stiff upper ___

The answer to “Stiff upper ___” in the New York Times crossword is LIP — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 3, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 32-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.

“Stiff upper ___” answer

LIP (3 letters)

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Why the answer is LIP

LIP is the 3-letter solution that fits "Stiff upper ___" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 3, 2026 (32-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does LIP mean?

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

When else has “Stiff upper ___” 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 3, 2026 (most recent) → LIP. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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