Track-and-field event with a 16-pound ball

The answer to “Track-and-field event with a 16-pound ball” in the New York Times crossword is SHOTPUT — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 9, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 8-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.

“Track-and-field event with a 16-pound ball” answer

SHOTPUT (7 letters)

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Why the answer is SHOTPUT

SHOTPUT is the 7-letter solution that fits "Track-and-field event with a 16-pound ball" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 9, 2026 (8-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SHOTPUT mean?

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

When else has “Track-and-field event with a 16-pound ball” 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 9, 2026 (most recent) → SHOTPUT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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