Unfettered flow of goods

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  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 “Unfettered flow of goods” in the New York Times crossword is FREETRADE — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 9, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 37-Across. 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.

“Unfettered flow of goods” answer

FREETRADE (9 letters)

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Why the answer is FREETRADE

FREETRADE is the 9-letter solution that fits "Unfettered flow of goods" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 9, 2025 (37-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Unfettered flow of goods” 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 9, 2025 (most recent) → FREETRADE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Unfettered flow of goods”?

The answer is FREETRADE, a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 9, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Unfettered flow of goods”?

9 letters: FREETRADE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on May 9, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 37-Across.

Can “Unfettered flow of goods” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

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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