Take to court

Latest answer — October 22, 2025

21 Across

Bring a legal case against someone in court ⚖️

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Across

  1. 1Spots for cozy dates
  2. 6Slope
  3. 10What A's and B's are good for
  4. 13Person with terrible manners
  5. 14Broadway great Menzel
  6. 16Nickname that's an alternative to Cam
  7. 17Some basic guidelines [2, Spanish]
  8. 19Nonprofit's domain name ender
  9. 20Paris agreement
  10. 21Take to court
  11. 22Act smart
  12. 24Molecule with a non-unique formula
  13. 26Fluorescent gemstone [4, Danish and Norwegian]
  14. 27"Girls" creator Dunham
  15. 28Slightly
  16. 30Some parallel bars
  17. 31Agrees (with)
  18. 33Rarely visited places on earth
  19. 34Climactic baseball event ... or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across form?
  20. 36"Breaking Bad" sister-in-law
  21. 37Touches and Shuffles
  22. 38Black prom rentals
  23. 39Bubbly bar
  24. 40Idiomatic sticking point
  25. 44Chemist who co-discovered 26-Down [8, Italian]
  26. 46It's controlled in meditation
  27. 48Food spread popular in England
  28. 49Levi's competitor
  29. 50Toilet paper thickness
  30. 51___ out of house and home
  31. 52Carpe diem [16, French]
  32. 55Picasso's "___ Demoiselles d'Avignon"
  33. 56A little under half of humanity
  34. 57Entertain
  35. 58Establishes what is, informally
  36. 59___ best friend
  37. 60Sidekick of Dora the Explorer

Down

  1. 1Natural remedy that's used to treat anxiety
  2. 2Make hot and bothered
  3. 3Kind of cuisine
  4. 4Traveler's info, informally
  5. 5Electroreception, for sharks
  6. 6Jaunt on a hay wagon, e.g.
  7. 7"Me!"
  8. 8"You got that right!"
  9. 9Key to search with, maybe
  10. 10Fans of a band
  11. 11Whirling visual effects in video games
  12. 12Watchful guardians
  13. 15Part of a belt
  14. 18Built to last
  15. 23Gel
  16. 25David Bowie's astronaut persona
  17. 26Atomic reaction co-discovered by 44-Across
  18. 29Word with flower or feather
  19. 32Expression such as "Top o' the mornin'"
  20. 33Certain sports wager
  21. 34Sara Bareilles musical set in a diner
  22. 35Clean water org.
  23. 36Shape-shifted
  24. 38Language on the Horn of Africa
  25. 39Young woman, in Australia
  26. 41Outkast or Eric B. & Rakim
  27. 42"Thank God ...!"
  28. 43"You're quite right"
  29. 45Premier squad
  30. 47Recovery phase
  31. 49Not as much
  32. 53In a chill state
  33. 54Subculture associated with skinny jeans

The answer to “Take to court” in the New York Times crossword is SUE — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 22, 2025, a Wednesday 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.

“Take to court” answer

SUE (3 letters)

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Why the answer is SUE

Bring a legal case against someone in court ⚖️

What does SUE mean?

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

(verb)

  • institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution), typically for redress
  • appeal formally to a person for something

When else has “Take to court” 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.

October 22, 2025 (most recent) → SUE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Take to court”?

The answer is SUE, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 22, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Take to court”?

3 letters: SUE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on October 22, 2025 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 21-Across.

Can “Take to court” 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 October 22, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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