"The Tortoise and the Hare" author

Latest answer — January 06, 2025

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Think of the ancient storyteller behind many moral animal fables. 🐢

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Across

  1. 1Supersonic speed number
  2. 5Cookies that are sometimes dunked in milk
  3. 10Whole lot
  4. 14Cousin of a clarinet
  5. 15What "duty-free" means
  6. 16Westover with the best-selling memoir "Educated"
  7. 17Theatrical description
  8. 20Position of greatest stress
  9. 21"Campbell's Soup Cans" painter
  10. 22"___ longa, vita brevis"
  11. 23Iditarod entries
  12. 26Follower of double-you, ex, wye
  13. 27Dog crossbreed known for its teddy bear appearance
  14. 31Recovered from a fall
  15. 34Modern anxiety source, in brief
  16. 35Small cove
  17. 36Applications
  18. 37Sandwiches that often contain tuna
  19. 39Overnight ___ (breakfast option)
  20. 40Brewery offering
  21. 41Crimson Tide univ.
  22. 42Large cove
  23. 43Track exposures to a disease, as an epidemiologist might
  24. 47Hosp. V.I.P.s
  25. 48Note on a failed test, maybe
  26. 49Ball club V.I.P.s
  27. 52Valiant
  28. 55Amy who voiced Joy in "Inside Out"
  29. 57Use deductive reasoning ... or a hint to what 17-, 27- and 43-Across all have
  30. 60Proctor's cry at the end of a test
  31. 61South Korea's second-largest city
  32. 62Actor Esparza
  33. 63Calf's meat
  34. 64Stretch of work
  35. 65Custom gift site

Down

  1. 1Chocolaty coffee drink
  2. 2Despise
  3. 3Nail polish layers
  4. 4His and ___
  5. 5Available if needed
  6. 6Went bad
  7. 7Saison of the 2024 Paris Olympics
  8. 8Rower's blade
  9. 9Annual festival in Austin, Tex.
  10. 10Sound system
  11. 11Paris's Notre-Dame, for one
  12. 12West Coast gas brand
  13. 13Roald who wrote "Matilda" and "The BFG"
  14. 18"The Tortoise and the Hare" author
  15. 19Instrument that may be included in a birthday goodie bag
  16. 24Take down, as a bouncy house
  17. 25Arrogant sort
  18. 27"Gloomy" fellow
  19. 28Chats with on Insta
  20. 29Lo-cal
  21. 30Toward the sunrise
  22. 31One layer in a seven-layer dip, informally
  23. 32Norway's capital
  24. 33"Riverdale" or "XO, Kitty"
  25. 37___ and cheese
  26. 38Ambulance personnel, in brief
  27. 39Start of a count
  28. 41>7 on the pH scale
  29. 42Colorful summer drinks
  30. 44Gardener's tool
  31. 45Come up with a new schedule
  32. 46Quantity
  33. 49Show bad sportsmanship, in a way
  34. 50Kids might be given these with crayons
  35. 51"r u kidding?!"
  36. 52Flat-screen, say
  37. 53Scary-sounding Great Lake
  38. 54Corn waste
  39. 56Bring on, as workers
  40. 58Pecan or pistachio
  41. 59CBS procedural that ran for 15 seasons

The answer to “"The Tortoise and the Hare" author” in the New York Times crossword is AESOP — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 6, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 18-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 Tortoise and the Hare" author” answer

AESOP (5 letters)

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Why the answer is AESOP

Think of the ancient storyteller behind many moral animal fables. 🐢

When else has “"The Tortoise and the Hare" author” appeared?

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

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “"The Tortoise and the Hare" author”?

The answer is AESOP, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 6, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “"The Tortoise and the Hare" author”?

5 letters: AESOP.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on January 6, 2025 (a Monday puzzle), at 18-Down.

Can “"The Tortoise and the Hare" author” 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 January 6, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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