With hands on hips

The answer to “With hands on hips” in the New York Times crossword is AKIMBO — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 12, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 4-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.

“With hands on hips” answer

AKIMBO (6 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 AKIMBO.

Why the answer is AKIMBO

This pose often conveys confidence or defiance! 💪

What does AKIMBO mean?

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

When else has “With hands on hips” 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.

July 12, 2026 (most recent) → AKIMBO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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