They might be up in arms, informally

The answer to “They might be up in arms, informally” in the New York Times crossword is TATS — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 5, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 75-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.

“They might be up in arms, informally” answer

TATS (4 letters)

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Why the answer is TATS

TATS is the 4-letter solution that fits "They might be up in arms, informally" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 5, 2026 (75-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does TATS mean?

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

When else has “They might be up in arms, informally” 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 5, 2026 (most recent) → TATS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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