This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, April 30, 2026 (24 Across). 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: 3 squares
First letter
S _ _
Show the answer
About the answer
SLY as a word: Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily; (having a positive connotation) Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice.
SLY has been an answer 17 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 23, 2025.
Other clues with the same answer
More clues from this puzzle
- References as references (20 Across)
- It ends "But the way of the ungodly shall perish" (21 Across)
- Sin/cos (22 Across)
- Billy goat's cry (23 Across)
- Revealing statement? (26 Across)
- First movie to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (30 Across)
- Telegram enders (33 Across)
- Setting for "Biohackers" and "Bones" (35 Across)
Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times
All crossword clues · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers