This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, December 13, 2025 (28 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
How to read this clue
The question mark warns of wordplay. Expect a pun or a second meaning rather than a straight definition.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
E _ _ _ _
First and last letters
E _ _ _ R
Show the answer
About the answer
EELER as a word: A fisherman who catches eels.
EELER 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
- Lost all patience (19 Down)
- Mourning peal (20 Down)
- ___ Cajun (Creole sauce with a rhyming name) (23 Down)
- Cousin of a wolverine (26 Down)
- Article of regalia worn by both Elizabeth II and Pope Paul VI (29 Down)
- Birds also known as "little auks" (31 Down)
- Sign of good reception? (32 Down)
- Present (37 Down)
Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times
All crossword clues · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers