Strikes down

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Across

  1. 1Damsel in distress in Donkey Kong
  2. 8Preschool timeouts
  3. 12Lawn covering
  4. 15Sources of fine wool
  5. 16Ijeoma ___, author of 2018's "So You Want to Talk About Race"
  6. 17Air quality org.
  7. 18Identity?
  8. 20Mingle
  9. 21Strikes down
  10. 22Catherine ___, surviving wife of King Henry VIII
  11. 23Platform that might update while you sleep
  12. 24Closure
  13. 25Deport?
  14. 28Eschew carbs, maybe
  15. 30NASA probe named for a Roman goddess
  16. 31"No problemo"
  17. 32Balance
  18. 34Drags (in)
  19. 35Arrange?
  20. 37Canine?
  21. 39Diminish, as trust
  22. 40Sense of foreboding
  23. 42Self-obsession
  24. 44Darth Sidious, e.g., in the "Star Wars" universe
  25. 45Machine learning fodder
  26. 49Hiking?
  27. 51Abraham Van Helsing and John Seward in "Dracula": Abbr.
  28. 52Zelda console, in brief
  29. 53___ Lum a.k.a. Awkwafina
  30. 54Sources of soft wool
  31. 57Purge
  32. 58Fledge?
  33. 60Tire inflation abbr.
  34. 61Leave a review of, as an Airbnb
  35. 62Banquet hiree
  36. 63Fuji, e.g.: Abbr.
  37. 64"What ___?"
  38. 65Most hip

Down

  1. 1Deconstructed, in a way
  2. 2Kamala Harris and Thurgood Marshall vis-à-vis Howard University
  3. 3Benefit
  4. 4Stick it out
  5. 5Drink with a Frosted Lemonade variety
  6. 6Capital ball club, familiarly
  7. 7Medium strength?
  8. 8"What's cookin'?" response
  9. 9Clock radio feature
  10. 10Rotten-smelling
  11. 11"Your point being ...?"
  12. 12Submission to a record executive
  13. 13Parts of a season
  14. 14Become fuller, in a way
  15. 19Serve hot takes
  16. 23Paid no heed to
  17. 25Fail to do something out of fear, with "out"
  18. 26Wonks ... or a candy once owned by the Willy Wonka Candy Company
  19. 27"Street Dreams" rapper
  20. 29Obsequious sorts
  21. 30#35
  22. 33Smart-alecky
  23. 35Ballpark player not wearing a uniform
  24. 36Got a closer look
  25. 37Org. that sells "Go Vegan and Nobody Gets Hurt" T-shirts
  26. 38"Ni-i-ice!"
  27. 39"Mice!"
  28. 40Cost of doing business, maybe
  29. 41Chinese "hello"
  30. 43Rare type of rental car
  31. 46___ from afar
  32. 47Remnants
  33. 48Classify
  34. 50Comes out of one's skin
  35. 54"OMG, I'm dying over here"
  36. 55Mother to Apollo and Artemis
  37. 56One-footed jump
  38. 57Record player speed, for short
  39. 58Test for an M.B.A. seeker
  40. 59Air quality org.?

The answer to “Strikes down” in the New York Times crossword is SMITES — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 6, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 21-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.

“Strikes down” answer

SMITES (6 letters)

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Why the answer is SMITES

SMITES is the 6-letter solution that fits "Strikes down" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 6, 2025 (21-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SMITES mean?

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

(verb)

  • strike with a firm blow
  • be strongly attracted to someone or something

When else has “Strikes down” 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.

February 6, 2025 (most recent) → SMITES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Strikes down”?

The answer is SMITES, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 6, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Strikes down”?

6 letters: SMITES.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on February 6, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 21-Across.

Can “Strikes down” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

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

The full grid for February 6, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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