Windy City exchange, in brief

The answer to “Windy City exchange, in brief” in the New York Times crossword is MERC — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 19, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 34-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.

“Windy City exchange, in brief” answer

MERC (4 letters)

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Why the answer is MERC

MERC is the 4-letter solution that fits "Windy City exchange, in brief" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 19, 2025 (34-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does MERC mean?

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

When else has “Windy City exchange, in brief” 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.

December 19, 2025 (most recent) → MERC. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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