They're often engaged in engineering

The answer to “They're often engaged in engineering” in the New York Times crossword is GEARTEETH — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on November 1, 2025, a Saturday puzzle, at 1-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.

“They're often engaged in engineering” answer

GEARTEETH (9 letters)

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Why the answer is GEARTEETH

GEARTEETH is the 9-letter solution that fits "They're often engaged in engineering" in the NYT Crossword crossword on November 1, 2025 (1-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “They're often engaged in engineering” 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 1, 2025 (most recent) → GEARTEETH. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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