This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, June 11, 2026 (32 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Thursday puzzles often have a trick, such as a rebus (several letters in one square) or answers that bend the rules.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
C _ _ _ _
First and last letters
C _ _ _ S
Show the answer
About the answer
COMES as a word: (music) The answer to the theme, or dux, in a fugue.
COMES has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 4, 2025.
Other clues with the same answer
More clues from this puzzle
- People one might meet at a drive (28 Down)
- Bounded (29 Down)
- Olympic snowboarder Kim (30 Down)
- Reservations (31 Down)
- Bargain hunter's targets (34 Down)
- Most perilous (37 Down)
- Country that forms a tripoint border with Niger and Nigeria (41 Down)
- Fall short (43 Down)
Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times
All crossword clues · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers