The possibility of losing one's job, e.g.

The answer to “The possibility of losing one's job, e.g.” in the New York Times crossword is STRESSOR — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on November 16, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 36-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.

“The possibility of losing one's job, e.g.” answer

STRESSOR (8 letters)

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Why the answer is STRESSOR

STRESSOR is the 8-letter solution that fits "The possibility of losing one's job, e.g." in the NYT Crossword crossword on November 16, 2025 (36-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does STRESSOR mean?

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

When else has “The possibility of losing one's job, e.g.” 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.

November 16, 2025 (most recent) → STRESSOR. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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