American opening up road vehicle

The answer to “American opening up road vehicle” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is AEROPLANE — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on September 12, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 14-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.

“American opening up road vehicle” answer

AEROPLANE (9 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 AEROPLANE.

Why the answer is AEROPLANE

Think of a flying vehicle, using the term favored across the Atlantic. ✈️

What does AEROPLANE mean?

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

When else has “American opening up road vehicle” appeared?

The Times Cryptic 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.

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

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