Word after phone or, modernly, Zoom

Latest answer — January 21, 2025

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  1. 1Gobble
  2. 6English pop duo with the 1984 hit "Last Christmas"
  3. 10First book after the four Gospels
  4. 14Slicker, as a winter road
  5. 15Name of Sporty Spice in the Spice Girls
  6. 16TV host Trevor with the memoir "Born a Crime"
  7. 17Convenient source of tinctures and tonics
  8. 20Bit of workout apparel, informally
  9. 21Dish with a Cantonese counterpart called egg foo yong
  10. 22Tool that may be used as a hoe
  11. 25Needs for in vitro fertilization
  12. 27Prefix with liberal
  13. 28Actor McShane
  14. 29Singer of "Despacito," which has more than eight billion views on YouTube
  15. 32Exploitative ones
  16. 34Mardi Gras follower
  17. 35Fish also called a nishikigoi
  18. 36Surreptitiously let in on an email
  19. 37Popular camp activity ... or, literally, what the circles are creating four times in this puzzle
  20. 42Kettle component
  21. 43Figure painted by Warhol
  22. 44Skip out of a party
  23. 46Canine welcomes
  24. 49Item with hinged legs
  25. 51Salt Lake City-to-Minneapolis dir.
  26. 52___ Jordan, a.k.a. the Green Lantern
  27. 54Neither's partner
  28. 55Word after phone or, modernly, Zoom
  29. 56Piece of blackboard chalk, geometrically
  30. 59Stir-fry accessory
  31. 61"That's not even the half of it ..."
  32. 66Body personified by the Greek Titan Selene
  33. 67Walkie-talkie word
  34. 68Cultivates, in a way
  35. 69So, so, so long
  36. 70"Barbie" actor Michael
  37. 71Like Pittsburgh's Canton Avenue, famously

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  1. 1[as printed!]
  2. 2Cpl. or sgt.
  3. 3Word with open or central
  4. 4Monthly budget item
  5. 5No longer burdened by
  6. 6Nuke, for one
  7. 7Hoagie
  8. 8Reunion attendees
  9. 9Janis Joplin's "Me and Bobby ___"
  10. 10It may be a chip or two
  11. 11Playground pathogen
  12. 12Dental detritus
  13. 13Glosses
  14. 18Annulled, as a license
  15. 19Sit non-ergonomically
  16. 22100%
  17. 23Union requirements
  18. 24Brass component
  19. 26In a bit, to a poet
  20. 30Celery component
  21. 31Greek letter that represents summation
  22. 33Marine photographer's aid
  23. 36Hang with the boys, slangily
  24. 38God whose avatars restore cosmic order
  25. 39Net
  26. 40Catches in the act
  27. 41Rummikub piece
  28. 45Superman foe ___ Luthor
  29. 46"2 ___ 1" (Spice Girls song)
  30. 47"O.K. ... moving on!"
  31. 48Have as support
  32. 49Use an ax on, perhaps
  33. 50Military force
  34. 53Like some committees
  35. 57\+ or - bits
  36. 58One vacationing in a camper, informally
  37. 60Bagpiper's wear
  38. 62Big time
  39. 63Fawn's mother
  40. 64Lamb's mother
  41. 65Snake created by Medusa's blood, in myth

The answer to “Word after phone or, modernly, Zoom” in the New York Times crossword is SEX — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 21, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 55-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.

“Word after phone or, modernly, Zoom” answer

SEX (3 letters)

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Why the answer is SEX

SEX is the 3-letter solution that fits "Word after phone or, modernly, Zoom" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 21, 2025 (55-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SEX mean?

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

(noun)

  • (chiefly with reference to people) sexual activity, including specifically sexual intercourse
  • either of the two main categories (male and female) into which humans and most other living things are divided on the basis of their reproductive functions

When else has “Word after phone or, modernly, Zoom” appeared?

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January 21, 2025 (most recent) → SEX. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Word after phone or, modernly, Zoom”?

The answer is SEX, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 21, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Word after phone or, modernly, Zoom”?

3 letters: SEX.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on January 21, 2025 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 55-Across.

Can “Word after phone or, modernly, Zoom” 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 21, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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