The thing in "The Thing," for one
Latest answer — July 12, 2026
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It's often from another world and has a knack for causing chaos! 👽
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The answer to “The thing in "The Thing," for one” in the New York Times crossword is ALIEN — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 12, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 47-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.
“The thing in "The Thing," for one” answer
ALIEN (5 letters)
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Why the answer is ALIEN
It's often from another world and has a knack for causing chaos! 👽
What does ALIEN mean?
Reading the plain dictionary sense of ALIEN is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.
(adjective)
- belonging to a foreign country
- unfamiliar and disturbing or distasteful
- supposedly from another world; extraterrestrial
When else has “The thing in "The Thing," for one” 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.
July 12, 2026 (most recent) → ALIEN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “The thing in "The Thing," for one”?
The answer is ALIEN, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 12, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “The thing in "The Thing," for one”?
5 letters: ALIEN.
When did this clue appear?
Most recently in the New York Times crossword on July 12, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 47-Down.
Can “The thing in "The Thing," for one” 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 July 12, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.
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