Tight formation

Latest answer — May 23, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Dining at Chipotle or Panera, e.g.
  2. 11Hand-held 2000s Sony console, for short
  3. 14"The Black Unicorn" poet, 1978
  4. 15"Oh, that's a good one"
  5. 16"Actually, I have good news"
  6. 18Crush
  7. 19Punt e ___ (vermouth brand)
  8. 20Tight formation
  9. 21Express disapproval, in a way
  10. 23Boston University athlete
  11. 24Expect
  12. 27Inst. in Athens
  13. 29Color akin to camel
  14. 30Sucked up
  15. 33Class in middle or high school
  16. 36Yellowstone traffic stoppers
  17. 37Cocktails garnished with mint leaves
  18. 39Digitus minimus pedis, for one
  19. 40"Every ___ and fairy sprite / Hop as light as bird from brier": Shak.
  20. 41"I'm listening ..."
  21. 43Baboon
  22. 46First in command?
  23. 47"The Artist's Garden at Giverny" artist
  24. 48Uber-progressives
  25. 51Doppelgänger
  26. 53Feeling it more
  27. 54"Very. Funny."
  28. 55Drudge
  29. 59Something taken by many artists
  30. 62Fish bred by Roman nobles
  31. 63What might get you out of a jam?
  32. 641/48 cup: Abbr.
  33. 65What some loggers log

Down

  1. 1Upright
  2. 2Malibu, e.g.
  3. 3Calif. school that runs the Mount Laguna Observatory
  4. 4"Have a taste"
  5. 5Steering committee V.I.P.
  6. 6Quinquennial campus visitors, maybe
  7. 7It hurts when it comes up
  8. 8Digital addresses
  9. 9Secondary residence on a property, for short
  10. 10Café add-in
  11. 11Children's character who wears a duffle coat
  12. 12Cement ingredient
  13. 13One footing the bill
  14. 15Monster slain in one of Hercules' 12 labors
  15. 17Author Vonnegut
  16. 22Object
  17. 23Little rats
  18. 24Fruit that grows on Jamaican beaches
  19. 25Determination
  20. 26Request a hand
  21. 28Cunning
  22. 31Period
  23. 32South Korean golfer Kim
  24. 34Days long past
  25. 35Convene
  26. 38Place for a cabin
  27. 42___ Lamar Hill a.k.a. Lil Nas X
  28. 44Fugitive's cover
  29. 45Units that might be metrical or imperial
  30. 48Aspect
  31. 49A lot can be made of these
  32. 50Check for pieces, say
  33. 52Watch this space!
  34. 54Actress/inventor Lamarr, the so-called "mother of Wi-Fi"
  35. 56Kid-friendly race length, in brief
  36. 57"Gotcha"
  37. 58Some redos
  38. 60Compete (for)
  39. 61Middle: Abbr.

The answer to “Tight formation” in the New York Times crossword is HUDDLE — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 23, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 20-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.

“Tight formation” answer

HUDDLE (6 letters)

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Why the answer is HUDDLE

HUDDLE is the 6-letter solution that fits "Tight formation" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 23, 2025 (20-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does HUDDLE mean?

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

(verb)

  • crowd together; nestle closely
  • heap together in a disorderly manner
  • have a private discussion; confer

When else has “Tight formation” 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.

May 23, 2025 (most recent) → HUDDLE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Tight formation”?

The answer is HUDDLE, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 23, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Tight formation”?

6 letters: HUDDLE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on May 23, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 20-Across.

Can “Tight formation” 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 May 23, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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