Yo-yo-like toy with a devilish-sounding name

The answer to “Yo-yo-like toy with a devilish-sounding name” in the New York Times crossword is DIABOLO — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 16, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 77-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.

“Yo-yo-like toy with a devilish-sounding name” answer

DIABOLO (7 letters)

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Why the answer is DIABOLO

DIABOLO is the 7-letter solution that fits "Yo-yo-like toy with a devilish-sounding name" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 16, 2025 (77-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does DIABOLO mean?

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

When else has “Yo-yo-like toy with a devilish-sounding name” 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.

February 16, 2025 (most recent) → DIABOLO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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