Watch over

The answer to “Watch over” in the New York Times crossword is TEND — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 19, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 42-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.

“Watch over” answer

TEND (4 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is TEND.

Why the answer is TEND

To care for someone or keep an eye on them is to do this. 👀

What does TEND mean?

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

When else has “Watch over” 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.

April 19, 2026 (most recent) → TEND. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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