Welcome sight for a business

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  1. 1Coaster, usually
  2. 5Start of some temple names
  3. 9Bug spray ingredient
  4. 13Kind of rover
  5. 14Figure with two tails
  6. 16Habitation
  7. 17Queen's guard?
  8. 18Language whose name consists of four consecutive U.S. state postal abbreviations
  9. 20Genre for 5-Down
  10. 21Certain graph shape
  11. 22Word with Man or can
  12. 23Per ___
  13. 24Places where it's OK to push someone at school
  14. 27Evidence of a fire
  15. 30Christmas story villain
  16. 31Plot device in many a rom-com
  17. 33Samurai with no master
  18. 34Big bust
  19. 35Little pieces
  20. 36Welcome sight for a business
  21. 38What fan fiction is not
  22. 39"Odds" follower
  23. 40Loaded with excitement
  24. 42Blow off steam, say
  25. 43Start to do?
  26. 44Some Slack convos
  27. 47Happiness and excitement, for two
  28. 49Four-star review, say
  29. 51Spitting contest?
  30. 53Manage to lose
  31. 54Some workplace perks
  32. 55"Seriously!," in slang
  33. 56Fighters on the beach in 2023's "Barbie"
  34. 57Old car concern
  35. 58Preschoolers, e.g.

Down

  1. 1Home to the torus-shaped Museum of the Future
  2. 2By some measure
  3. 3Safety org. for young people
  4. 4Painting on the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, with "The"
  5. 5"The Thrill Is Gone" musician, 1970
  6. 6Kant's "no"
  7. 7Even more than most
  8. 8"OK, now you've got me intrigued ..."
  9. 9Macaroni wheat
  10. 10Kathryn of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"
  11. 11Anticipatory times
  12. 12Anger, with "off"
  13. 13Lantern, e.g.
  14. 15Eclipse, for one
  15. 19Peel
  16. 23Proof of a plot
  17. 25Order in the court
  18. 261980s cartoon foe of Gargamel
  19. 27Library regular, perhaps
  20. 28Eminem song that samples Dido
  21. 29"___ a real nowhere man ..."
  22. 30Billing unit
  23. 32Dog's post-op wear
  24. 33Label that sold the first 33 1/3 r.p.m. records
  25. 34Make an impression on
  26. 37Member of a 1960s TV family
  27. 38Geppetto's pet goldfish in Disney's "Pinocchio"
  28. 41Least active
  29. 42They might hang out in a hotel room
  30. 45Big name in mufflers
  31. 46Bit of a how-to
  32. 47Stable mate
  33. 48Move the first pawn, say
  34. 49Troubles
  35. 50High-quality flavoring for salad dressings, in brief
  36. 51Inits. of the statesman who said "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly"
  37. 52Time constant symbol in physics

The answer to “Welcome sight for a business” in the New York Times crossword is CUSTOMER — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 29, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 36-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.

“Welcome sight for a business” answer

CUSTOMER (8 letters)

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Why the answer is CUSTOMER

CUSTOMER is the 8-letter solution that fits "Welcome sight for a business" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 29, 2025 (36-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does CUSTOMER mean?

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

(noun)

  • a person who buys goods or services from a shop or business
  • a person of a specified kind with whom one has to deal

When else has “Welcome sight for a business” 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.

August 29, 2025 (most recent) → CUSTOMER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Welcome sight for a business”?

The answer is CUSTOMER, a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 29, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Welcome sight for a business”?

8 letters: CUSTOMER.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on August 29, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 36-Across.

Can “Welcome sight for a business” 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 August 29, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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