Take off the top

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  1. 1Dressed (in)
  2. 5Facial cream amount
  3. 8Harriet Tubman was one for the Union
  4. 11Place in a pyramid, say
  5. 17Site of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial
  6. 18Head of a noted animal rescue project
  7. 20Prospectors' targets
  8. 22"Take me to your ___" (alien demand)
  9. 23TV's "Search for the Titanic," for one?
  10. 26Fifth-century conqueror who tried (and failed!) to take Rome
  11. 27Charcuterie assortment
  12. 28It's hard to see
  13. 29Champagne name
  14. 31Honk
  15. 32Chestnuts
  16. 35Instructions for slaying Dracula?
  17. 38Tibetan beasts
  18. 40Realm
  19. 41Concern in data transmission
  20. 42Shoppers' conveniences
  21. 46Tributary of the Colorado River
  22. 48Bit of Rasta headwear
  23. 49Tribe along the Missouri River
  24. 51Broadway offering titled with dots and dashes?
  25. 54Ones moving with the music?
  26. 58High-protein diet
  27. 59Nat ___ (channel)
  28. 60Prove untrue
  29. 63Farm call
  30. 64Belfry locale
  31. 67Indian dish featuring potatoes and cauliflower
  32. 69Rear
  33. 70TED Talk about neuropsychology?
  34. 73Syllables of reproof
  35. 75"So is this our plan or not?"
  36. 76Ones whistling while they work?
  37. 79"May Day is ___ Day in Hawaii" (holiday slogan)
  38. 80Like tightwads
  39. 81Poetic tribute
  40. 83Lose ground, say
  41. 84Scout's container
  42. 86U-Haul ad?
  43. 89Sister of Hades
  44. 90Picture of Pluto, for instance
  45. 92Org. holding an annual basketball championship since 1939
  46. 93Metaphorical bit of progress
  47. 94Spiced quaff
  48. 96Bud after Jack, perhaps?
  49. 99___ mind
  50. 101Email thread with a "Donate now!" message?
  51. 104"Chow time!"
  52. 109Chuck
  53. 110"I solemnly swear ...," for one
  54. 111Longtime restaurant critic ___ Greene
  55. 113Feature of the Niña, but not the Pinta
  56. 114Milan fashion house
  57. 116Giddiness at completing this crossword puzzle?
  58. 120Flattened, in a way
  59. 121Contribution to a pot
  60. 122Reason someone might go streaking
  61. 123To be, in Gay Paree
  62. 124Common sonata enders
  63. 125Pluto, e.g.
  64. 126Airer of the game show "The Cube"
  65. 127Off to someone's inbox

Down

  1. 1Pink drink, for short
  2. 2Place for a flag pin
  3. 3Up
  4. 4Cable channels?
  5. 5It's stranded in a cell
  6. 6Early ISP
  7. 7Spike
  8. 8Bad thing to end on
  9. 9Lead-in to approval
  10. 10Polite affirmation
  11. 11Put over the moon
  12. 12Something that, if you cut a hole in it, actually has fewer holes than before
  13. 13Inked up
  14. 14Just awful
  15. 15Offerings in some fruit bowls
  16. 16Actor Benjamin of "Miss Congeniality"
  17. 19Position of authority
  18. 21Vodka brand, informally
  19. 24"My goodness!"
  20. 25Thigh muscle, informally
  21. 30Toy inventor with a background in sculpture and architecture
  22. 33Living ___
  23. 34Take off the top
  24. 36Thurman of film
  25. 37Partner of dagger
  26. 39Hardly a romp
  27. 42Wrigglers by the Nile
  28. 43"Like ___," rap hit fueling the Drake/Kendrick Lamar beef of 2024
  29. 44Fabric similar to suede
  30. 45___ week (TV ratings period)
  31. 47Cover for a hardwood floor
  32. 50This evening, in commercialese
  33. 52Climber's aid
  34. 53Alone
  35. 55What face emojis with hearts for eyes mean
  36. 56Long, long time
  37. 57Roll of green
  38. 60Harmonic R&B; subgenre
  39. 61Goaded
  40. 62When doubled, chocolate treat
  41. 65Journalist Holt
  42. 66Herbal supplement used as a cold remedy
  43. 68Condition that may involve repetitive behaviors, for short
  44. 69Dragster
  45. 71Term of endearment
  46. 72It's a thing
  47. 73R&B; trio with the 1999 #1 hit "No Scrubs"
  48. 74Something blue that follows Black or Red
  49. 77Adam's apple locale
  50. 78Spanish muralist whose "American Progress" is in the lobby of 30 Rockefeller Center
  51. 80Welcome at the door
  52. 82Imprint, as a lasting memory
  53. 85Home of Si Racha, where the hot sauce was invented
  54. 86Did some winter riding
  55. 87The third one is often dangerous
  56. 88Roof overhang
  57. 90Computers' process of storing data
  58. 91Superlative suffix
  59. 94Cylindrical Mexican pastry
  60. 95Actor Mark of "NCIS"
  61. 97Yoga type
  62. 98Crowd noise
  63. 100"Oh, you're in on this, too?"
  64. 101Be in charge of, as a committee
  65. 102Substances in sports scandals, familiarly
  66. 103Require
  67. 105Listings on a blogroll
  68. 106In the 1%
  69. 107Decorate
  70. 108Believe it!
  71. 112It's passed on the way to the bar, for short
  72. 115Keanu's role in "The Matrix"
  73. 117Classic muscle car
  74. 118Ball
  75. 119Tous ___ jours (every day, in French)

The answer to “Take off the top” in the New York Times crossword is SKIM — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 9, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 34-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.

“Take off the top” answer

SKIM (4 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is SKIM.

Why the answer is SKIM

SKIM is the 4-letter solution that fits "Take off the top" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 9, 2025 (34-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SKIM mean?

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

(verb)

  • remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid
  • go or move quickly and lightly over or on a surface or through the air
  • read (something) quickly so as to note only the important points

When else has “Take off the top” 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 9, 2025 (most recent) → SKIM. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Take off the top”?

The answer is SKIM, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 9, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Take off the top”?

4 letters: SKIM.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on February 9, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 34-Down.

Can “Take off the top” 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 9, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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