This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, November 2, 2025 (45 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Sunday puzzles are large (21 by 21) and themed, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
How to read this clue
"E.g." means the clue gives an example, and the answer names the group it belongs to.
Answer length: 6 squares
First letter
S _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ _ E
Show the answer
About the answer
STROKE as a word: An act of hitting; a blow, a hit; An act of striking with a weapon; a blow.
STROKE has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
More clues from this puzzle
- More difficult to eat, as fish (41 Down)
- Tandoors, e.g. (42 Down)
- Lucy ___, African American slave narrator (43 Down)
- Garden pest (44 Down)
- Cheeky flirts (46 Down)
- Sufferer healed by Jesus (47 Down)
- Unit circle ratios (49 Down)
- Like some soils high in organic matter (50 Down)
Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times
All crossword clues · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers