Things left at the entrance of a mosque

The answer to “Things left at the entrance of a mosque” in the New York Times crossword is SHOES — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 12, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 38-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.

“Things left at the entrance of a mosque” answer

SHOES (5 letters)

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Why the answer is SHOES

SHOES is the 5-letter solution that fits "Things left at the entrance of a mosque" in the NYT Crossword crossword on September 12, 2025 (38-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SHOES mean?

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

When else has “Things left at the entrance of a mosque” 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.

September 12, 2025 (most recent) → SHOES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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