This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (38 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Tuesday puzzles are a step up from Monday but still mostly straightforward.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
H _ _ _ _
First and last letters
H _ _ _ Y
Show the answer
About the answer
HASTY as a word: Acting or done in haste; hurried or too quick; speedy due to having little time; Characterized by undue quickness of action, and thus lacking careful thought or consideration; rash, precipitate.
HASTY 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
- Casual greeting (34 Across)
- The Rev. Leonard Clement, in an Agatha Christie novel (35 Across)
- Hide ___ hair (36 Across)
- Emotional state (37 Across)
- Target of Glade or Febreze (39 Across)
- Tidy updo, say (40 Across)
- Deices, as a road (41 Across)
- Wipe out (42 Across)
Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times
All crossword clues · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers