Tool for grooming

The answer to “Tool for grooming” in the New York Times crossword is COMB — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 4, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 35-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.

“Tool for grooming” answer

COMB (4 letters)

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Why the answer is COMB

COMB is the 4-letter solution that fits "Tool for grooming" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 4, 2025 (35-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does COMB mean?

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

When else has “Tool for grooming” 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 4, 2025 (most recent) → COMB. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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