To and ___

The answer to “To and ___” in the New York Times crossword is FRO — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 23, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 49-Across, and it has also run on 1 earlier date with the same answer. 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.

“To and ___” answer

FRO (3 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is FRO.

Why the answer is FRO

The familiar phrase describes movement back and forth. ↔️

What does FRO mean?

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

When else has “To and ___” 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.

• February 23, 2026 (most recent) → FRO
• December 17, 2025 → FRO

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