Withholding something?

Latest answer — July 31, 2026

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Across

  1. 1Withholding something?
  2. 4It'll pass!
  3. 7Silent type
  4. 11Sex work?
  5. 14Screen name
  6. 15Tennis feat involving four consecutive major tournament wins in two calendar years
  7. 16Grime
  8. 17Honey, for example
  9. 18Energy source for distance runners
  10. 20World Economic Forum, e.g., for short
  11. 21Tripping
  12. 22Style secured with a scrunchie
  13. 24Tobiko or masago
  14. 25Twists of fate, say
  15. 28Pharyngitis docs
  16. 30Exuding joy
  17. 31Went hell for leather
  18. 33Cry when shaking hands
  19. 34"This is too much"
  20. 37Blind component
  21. 41Wiseacre
  22. 43What a closed fist with an extended index finger represents, in A.S.L.
  23. 44Where to be above all the drama?
  24. 45Pierre : French :: ___ : Russian
  25. 47Maryland governor Moore
  26. 48Perspective, for short
  27. 49Casual Friday option
  28. 51Result of a shopping spree
  29. 53Highly flexible discipline?
  30. 55Brazilian state whose name is a unit of measurement
  31. 56Relative of a tumbler
  32. 57Cuisine with tom kha kai
  33. 58Business with lockers
  34. 59All good

Down

  1. 1Palm-sized pastry
  2. 2Assenting chorus
  3. 3Shangri-La
  4. 4Make one
  5. 5Seat of Fulton County: Abbr.
  6. 6British counterpart to "Shark Tank"
  7. 7Just OK, in modern lingo
  8. 8"Mind. Blown."
  9. 9Part of Fermat's copy of "Arithmetica" where he wrote his Last Theorem
  10. 10Glorifies
  11. 11Into
  12. 12Tech mogul Altman
  13. 13Change for a bill
  14. 15Reproductive part of a fern
  15. 19Youngest Bennet sister in "Pride and Prejudice"
  16. 22Patrick, to SpongeBob
  17. 23Rings
  18. 26Venue for events that guests are always on board to attend?
  19. 27Some all-nighters
  20. 29"Yellow Submarine" lead vocalist
  21. 32Ready to go
  22. 34Censure, in a way
  23. 35Formal pause in a line of poetry
  24. 36Certain shot, colloquially
  25. 38"Heads up!"
  26. 39Insect product in the salad yum khai mod daeng
  27. 40___ incognita
  28. 41"And ...?"
  29. 42Brief periods
  30. 46Self-congratulation
  31. 49Hindu deity depicted with four arms
  32. 50Denial in Aberdeen
  33. 52Chain that can symbolize friendship
  34. 54Genre for Logic

The answer to “Withholding something?” in the New York Times crossword is TAX — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 31, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 1-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.

“Withholding something?” answer

TAX (3 letters)

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Why the answer is TAX

What you owe the government when your paycheck feels a little lighter 💸

What does TAX mean?

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

(noun)

  • a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions
  • a strain or heavy demand

When else has “Withholding something?” 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 31, 2026 (most recent) → TAX. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Withholding something?”?

The answer is TAX, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 31, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Withholding something?”?

3 letters: TAX.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on July 31, 2026 (a Friday puzzle), at 1-Across.

Can “Withholding something?” 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 July 31, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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