Turf

Latest answer — May 09, 2025

4 Down

17 Across

This green ground cover is often rolled out for a fresh lawn! 🌱

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Across

  1. 1Walks softly
  2. 5Impossible to contact by ordinary means
  3. 15"___, sing America"
  4. 16Feature focused on investigation and resolution
  5. 17Turf
  6. 18Downward-facing dog?
  7. 19___ text (label for a screen reader)
  8. 20___ Robert Jr., 2020 Gold Glove Award winner
  9. 21Encrust
  10. 22What might be caught Red-handed?
  11. 24Cracker topper
  12. 27Raise
  13. 28Popular vacation spot
  14. 32Talks up
  15. 33It's not worth what it seems
  16. 34Kick out
  17. 35Roughly 62% of its claimed territory is in Antarctica
  18. 36Fine-textured wood used in musical instruments
  19. 37Unfettered flow of goods
  20. 39It might turn up a turnip
  21. 40Software clients
  22. 41Minuscule
  23. 42"That's my opinion, too"
  24. 43Components of some makeovers
  25. 45Boatload
  26. 48First-rate, in slang
  27. 49R&B;'s ___ Hill
  28. 50"Be kind!"
  29. 54First name of the first Black woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature
  30. 55What holding one's thumb up might indicate
  31. 56"How could ___?"
  32. 57Cooking byproduct sometimes called "liquid gold"
  33. 58Rescues, maybe

Down

  1. 1Fragrant rice dish
  2. 2Day and night
  3. 3"Must I spell it out further?"
  4. 4Turf
  5. 5Like practices associated with pentacles
  6. 6Enfeebled
  7. 7Some scuba diving gear
  8. 8"OMG, I didn't need to know that!"
  9. 9"She's everything. ___ just Ken" (2023 movie tagline)
  10. 10Genre heard at many raves, for short
  11. 11Pioneer in computer science who has a college at Yale named after her
  12. 12Asian royal
  13. 13"Don't worry about me"
  14. 14Have the audacity
  15. 20Colleen
  16. 23Emotionally complex, in a way
  17. 24James Baldwin's "If ___ Street Could Talk"
  18. 25One-named singer in the 2023 hit "Prada"
  19. 26What one might subscribe to
  20. 28"I'll let that ___ ..."
  21. 29Not to be repeated
  22. 30Seeking comment?
  23. 31Title heroine who says "I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will; which I now exert to leave you"
  24. 32Stir-fry protein option
  25. 33This, too, shall pass
  26. 35Squeeze
  27. 38Not yet final, in brief
  28. 39Number of kings en España named Felipe
  29. 41Position at a food company
  30. 43Throng
  31. 44Boardroom group
  32. 45Mail
  33. 46Superboy's crush
  34. 47Holiday lead-ins
  35. 48Entice
  36. 51Antidiscrimination legis. of 1990
  37. 52___ flakes (fruity Chinese snack)
  38. 53Long period
  39. 54What a boat shouldn't do

The answer to “Turf” in the New York Times crossword is SOD — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 9, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 4-Down. Other answers we've seen for this clue include LAND. 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.

“Turf” answer

SOD (3 letters) — most recent; also seen as LAND

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Why the answer is SOD

This green ground cover is often rolled out for a fresh lawn! 🌱

What does SOD mean?

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

(noun)

  • the surface of the ground, with the grass growing on it; turf

Other answers for “Turf”

New York Times has used this clue with more than one solution. Besides SOD, it has also been LAND. Every appearance we've indexed is listed below with the date it ran.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Turf”?

The answer is SOD, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 9, 2025. Other answers for this clue include LAND.

How many letters is the answer to “Turf”?

3 letters: SOD. Earlier fills for this clue have also been LAND (4).

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on May 9, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 4-Down. Earlier appearances: May 9, 2025 → LAND.

Can “Turf” have a different answer?

Yes. Besides SOD, New York Times has also used LAND for this clue. Every date and answer is listed above.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for May 9, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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