What a bodybuilder builds during a bulk cycle

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  1. 1Out of whack
  2. 6Rock group behind 2024's Power Up Tour
  3. 10What a bodybuilder builds during a bulk cycle
  4. 14Sudden weather phenomenon
  5. 16Closing on Sundays?
  6. 17Cocktail that's called a French 75 if you use Champagne instead of soda water
  7. 18Mulligan
  8. 19Eponymous tourist destination in Belgium
  9. 20Basis of some admissions
  10. 21Strength, poetically
  11. 22Area between the ribs and the round
  12. 23Heaps of dressing?
  13. 25Responded identically to
  14. 28On the ___
  15. 29Early synthesizers
  16. 30Ringing nuisance
  17. 34Like a face telling a spooky campfire story, maybe
  18. 35Give juice to
  19. 36"Ditto"
  20. 37Words before someone finally snaps?
  21. 39Bridge support
  22. 40Stool at a counter, e.g.
  23. 41Woody's crush in "Toy Story"
  24. 42Member of a warrior class
  25. 45Small stretches, perhaps
  26. 46Cherish
  27. 47Much-sought-after commodity in "Dune"
  28. 49Singer Rita
  29. 52Ice skating move
  30. 53Postgame photo op between two opposing players
  31. 55First person to die, according to the Bible
  32. 56They're part of the story
  33. 57Set back to zero, in a way
  34. 58Press rooms?
  35. 59Wipe from one's visual memory, so to speak

Down

  1. 1Common nap times, in brief
  2. 2Subpar dining hall food
  3. 3Hindu god of love
  4. 4F1 neighbor
  5. 5Challenge to an intruder
  6. 6Like a fearless bettor at a casino
  7. 7Spring
  8. 8Command to stay
  9. 9Items harmed when they're scratched, but not when they're burned
  10. 10Group whose band is the oldest professional music ensemble in the U.S.
  11. 11Change
  12. 12Meal before the 15th of Nisan
  13. 13White out, say
  14. 15Not set in stone
  15. 21"That's rather unfortunate," dismissively
  16. 22Exercise in deduction
  17. 24___ Taylor (fashion chain)
  18. 25Australia declared "war" on them in 1932, in an attempt to stop them from destroying crops
  19. 26Where Lola was a showgirl, in song
  20. 27Deified, say
  21. 28Farm-to-table, say
  22. 30"Couldn't have said it better myself"
  23. 31For two musicians
  24. 32Ditch
  25. 33Aristotle purportedly spoke with one
  26. 38Word often after a president's name
  27. 41Curling target
  28. 42Bad sound to hear by a kitchen counter
  29. 43Dutch constituent in the Caribbean
  30. 44Bishop's headwear
  31. 45Hitmakers?
  32. 48Simple question on a high schooler's hand-drawn poster
  33. 49Dominates
  34. 50Power or frequency, essentially
  35. 51Church part
  36. 53PNG alternative
  37. 54Motif in 1995's "Se7en"

The answer to “What a bodybuilder builds during a bulk cycle” in the New York Times crossword is MASS — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 3, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 10-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.

“What a bodybuilder builds during a bulk cycle” answer

MASS (4 letters)

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Why the answer is MASS

MASS is the 4-letter solution that fits "What a bodybuilder builds during a bulk cycle" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 3, 2025 (10-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does MASS mean?

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

(noun)

  • a large body of matter with no definite shape
  • a large number of people or objects crowded together
  • the majority of

When else has “What a bodybuilder builds during a bulk cycle” appeared?

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January 3, 2025 (most recent) → MASS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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What is the answer to “What a bodybuilder builds during a bulk cycle”?

The answer is MASS, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 3, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “What a bodybuilder builds during a bulk cycle”?

4 letters: MASS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on January 3, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 10-Across.

Can “What a bodybuilder builds during a bulk cycle” 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 January 3, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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