Self-referential

Latest answer — July 25, 2026

44 Down

A playful term for something that comments on or points back to itself. 🔄

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  1. 1Diva’s solos
  2. 6Looks after
  3. 11Loath (to)
  4. 12Like native llamas
  5. 14Tell
  6. 15“Is that so?”
  7. 16“Psst!”
  8. 17Gather
  9. 19Kilmer of “Top Gun”
  10. 20Shortly
  11. 22Jamaican music
  12. 23Blood (Pref.)
  13. 24In shape
  14. 26Magic lamp owner
  15. 28Actor Stephen
  16. 30Curator’s concern
  17. 31“Star Wars” queen
  18. 35Acknowledges
  19. 39Skeletal
  20. 40Mandela’s org.
  21. 42Hearty dish
  22. 43Finale
  23. 44Early PC software
  24. 46Japanese sash
  25. 47Legendary “Jeopardy!” host
  26. 49Bigwigs
  27. 51Recital piece
  28. 52Roof features
  29. 53Patriot Allen
  30. 54Rainbow-shaped

Down

  1. 1Skin care brand
  2. 2Trust
  3. 3Writer Levin
  4. 4Nick and Nora’s pooch
  5. 5Appears
  6. 6Sicilian wine
  7. 7Spanish model Sastre
  8. 8Secret-protecting doc.
  9. 9Probed (into)
  10. 10Deli meat
  11. 11Enlightened Buddhist
  12. 13Hose material
  13. 18Rap sheet letters
  14. 21Hardly hip
  15. 23Sharp-image flat-screens, e.g.
  16. 25Narc’s org.
  17. 27Notre Dame’s Parseghian
  18. 29Nome resident
  19. 31Helps a crook
  20. 32Fifth president
  21. 33Use a tab key
  22. 34Moreover
  23. 36Peter in “Lawrence of Arabia”
  24. 37Like a duck’s feet
  25. 38Reuben cheese
  26. 41Line dance
  27. 44Self-referential
  28. 45Coal-rich German valley
  29. 48“Humbug!”
  30. 50English channel?

The answer to “Self-referential” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is META — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on July 25, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 44-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.

“Self-referential” answer

META (4 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 META.

Why the answer is META

A playful term for something that comments on or points back to itself. 🔄

What does META mean?

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

(adjective)

  • (of a creative work) referring to itself or to the conventions of its genre; self-referential

When else has “Self-referential” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer 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 25, 2026 (most recent) → META. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Self-referential”?

The answer is META, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on July 25, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Self-referential”?

4 letters: META.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on July 25, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 44-Down.

Can “Self-referential” have a different answer?

Yes — Eugene Sheffer 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 Eugene Sheffer answers?

The full grid for July 25, 2026 is on the Eugene Sheffer answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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