Tufted parts of horses' legs

The answer to “Tufted parts of horses' legs” in the New York Times crossword is FETLOCKS — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 22, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 90-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.

“Tufted parts of horses' legs” answer

FETLOCKS (8 letters)

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Why the answer is FETLOCKS

FETLOCKS is the 8-letter solution that fits "Tufted parts of horses' legs" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 22, 2026 (90-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does FETLOCKS mean?

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

When else has “Tufted parts of horses' legs” 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.

March 22, 2026 (most recent) → FETLOCKS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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