Concave umbilicus Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Concave umbilicus” from the New York Times crossword of May 4, 2025? It has 5 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, MAY 4, 2025
Tap a tile to see one letter, or show the whole answer.
INNIE is the answer to “Concave umbilicus”. It means a concave navel.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A concave navel.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: NENII.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Concave navel”.
More clues from the New York Times (May 4, 2025)
Across
- 1. Things hidden after purchasing a premium account, maybe3 letters, starts with AADS
- 4. Follower of a bit?4 letters, starts with MMUCH
- 8. Bank robber's accessory4 letters, starts with MMASK
- 12. "The Wild Duck" playwright5 letters, starts with IIBSEN
- 17. Egg ___ yung3 letters, starts with FFOO
- 18. Big name in deodorant5 letters, starts with AARRID
- 20. Contents of a blog5 letters, starts with PPOSTS
- 21. Handle5 letters, starts with SSEETO
- 22. Product that "can cut a slice of bread so thin you can almost see through it!," in old ads9 letters, starts with GGINSUKNIFE
- 24. Try to open, as a gift5 letters, starts with RRIPAT
- 25. Toon fighter of Skeletor5 letters, starts with HHEMAN
- 26. French name that's an anagram of a mostly German river5 letters, starts with HHENRI
- 27. Features of jalapeños and piña coladas6 letters, starts with TTILDES
- 29. Coach Lasso on TV3 letters, starts with TTED
- 31. Confirmation, e.g.4 letters, starts with RRITE
- 32. Brand with a line of "Calm + Restore" products6 letters, starts with AAVEENO
- 34. Bunless cookout entrees11 letters, starts with LLETTUCEWRAPS
- 37. Land3 letters, starts with NNET
- 38. Natl. economic stat3 letters, starts with GGDP
- 40. Spirit for a spritz6 letters, starts with AAPEROL
- 41. Moves one's butt (over)6 letters, starts with SSCOOTS
- 44. Book reviews of sorts?8 letters, starts with IIRSAUDITS
- 47. Reason to take iron supplements6 letters, starts with AANEMIA
- 49. Concave umbilicus5 letters, starts with IINNIE
- 50. Gives one's all8 letters, starts with GGOESHARD
- 52. Given reluctantly9 letters, starts with BBEGRUDGING
- 54. The Aztecs of the N.C.A.A.4 letters, starts with SSDSU
- 57. Damning info4 letters, starts with DDIRT
- 58. Some hosp. workers3 letters, starts with RRNS
- 59. Texter's "Bye!"3 letters, starts with CCYA
- 60. It squirts on a squid6 letters, starts with IINKSAC
- 63. Royal house of Mary, Queen of Scots6 letters, starts with SSTUART
- 67. Many air travelers' texts, for short4 letters, starts with EETAS
- 70. Sci-fi-inspired greeting that's a hint to eight squares in this puzzle21 letters, starts with MMAYTHEFOURTHBEWITHYOU
- 76. Gives a hand4 letters, starts with AAIDS
- 77. "Au ___ les Enfants" (1987 film)6 letters, starts with RREVOIR
- 78. Apparel for wizards and thieves6 letters, starts with CCLOAKS
- 79. Bad spot for a tear, in brief3 letters, starts with AACL
- 82. Saison avant l'automne3 letters, starts with EETE
- 84. Possible cause of insomnia4 letters, starts with DDRIP
- 86. 2017 Pixar film inspired by el Día de los Muertos4 letters, starts with CCOCO
- 87. Companion who might take your breath away?9 letters, starts with BBLOWUPDOLL
- 91. Camp inspection after lights out8 letters, starts with BBEDCHECK
- 94. Ballet handrail5 letters, starts with BBARRE
- 95. "Grand" things6 letters, starts with PPIANOS
- 97. Over and over8 letters, starts with AADNAUSEAM
- 101. All mixed up6 letters, starts with AADDLED
- 103. They contain brains6 letters, starts with CCRANIA
- 105. Sorority member, endearingly3 letters, starts with SSIS
- 106. Org. with a tip line3 letters, starts with FFBI
- 107. Famous Leonardo da Vinci drawing with four arms and four legs11 letters, starts with VVITRUVIANMAN
- 109. Turns down6 letters, starts with DDENIES
- 111. Little feud4 letters, starts with SSPAT
- 113. Contracted3 letters, starts with GGOT
- 114. Like organic food products, for short6 letters, starts with NNONGMO
- 117. Droops5 letters, starts with WWILTS
- 118. Invasive Japanese vine5 letters, starts with KKUDZU
- 120. Alphanumeric component5 letters, starts with DDIGIT
- 122. Steaminess9 letters, starts with SSENSUALITY
- 124. Drinks that get slushy over time5 letters, starts with IICEES
- 125. Places for some braces5 letters, starts with KKNEES
- 126. Senator Baldwin or Duckworth5 letters, starts with TTAMMY
- 127. Prefix with -lithic3 letters, starts with NNEO
- 128. Alternative name for our planet5 letters, starts with TTERRA
- 129. Goes from 0 to 60?4 letters, starts with AAGES
- 130. Some summer babies4 letters, starts with LLEOS
- 131. "Despicable Me" character voiced by Steve Carell3 letters, starts with GGRU
Down
- 1. Currency unit of Kabul7 letters, starts with AAFGHANI
- 2. Enthusiastic reply to "Want to?"7 letters, starts with DDOIEVER
- 3. Poems also fancily known as quatorzains7 letters, starts with SSONNETS
- 4. Barely managing8 letters, starts with MMAKINGDO
- 5. Coffee holder3 letters, starts with UURN
- 6. Lit ___ (rhyming class nickname)4 letters, starts with CCRIT
- 7. Antique purchase for an audiophile4 letters, starts with HHIFI
- 8. Dew, for example7 letters, starts with MMOISTURE
- 9. A nemesissssss to Indiana Jones?3 letters, starts with AASP
- 10. More dignified9 letters, starts with SSTATELIER
- 11. Lead actress in the "Twilight" movies, in tabloids5 letters, starts with KKSTEW
- 12. "More or less"3 letters, starts with IISH
- 13. Game you likely get worse at the longer you play8 letters, starts with BBEERPONG
- 14. Band with the 1998 hit "Closing Time"9 letters, starts with SSEMISONIC
- 15. Coup d'___4 letters, starts with EETAT
- 16. Zip4 letters, starts with NNONE
- 19. Gospel/jazz singer Reese5 letters, starts with DDELLA
- 20. Make believe7 letters, starts with PPRETEND
- 23. "Well, OK"3 letters, starts with SSURE
- 28. Exodus9 letters, starts with DDEPARTURE
- 30. Practice group?: Abbr.3 letters, starts with DDRS
- 33. Drooling pooch of the comics4 letters, starts with OODIE
- 35. Tool for grooming4 letters, starts with CCOMB
- 36. What vinegar or lemon juice adds to a dressing4 letters, starts with AACID
- 39. Focus of some psychotherapy, for short4 letters, starts with PPTSD
- 42. Lilliputian4 letters, starts with TTINY
- 43. Company behind the Saturn and Dreamcast consoles4 letters, starts with SSEGA
- 45. The Masters host city6 letters, starts with AAUGUSTA
- 46. Minty herb used in Japanese cuisine5 letters, starts with SSHISO
- 48. Veep from 1969 to 19735 letters, starts with AAGNEW
- 51. Boxer Beterbiev5 letters, starts with AARTUR
- 53. Countrylike5 letters, starts with RRUSTIC
- 54. ___ card3 letters, starts with SSIM
- 55. Kendrick Lamar title that completes the lyric "I got power, poison, pain and joy inside my ..."3 letters, starts with DDNA
- 56. Where to see contrails3 letters, starts with SSKY
- 61. Tuna type3 letters, starts with AAHI
- 62. Handed over5 letters, starts with CCEDED
- 64. Dune buggy, e.g., in brief3 letters, starts with AATV
- 65. ___ Ridgeback, dog breed originally from Zimbabwe9 letters, starts with RRHODESIAN
- 66. Classic sports car, familiarly5 letters, starts with TTBIRD
- 68. Hub code for Delta3 letters, starts with AATL
- 69. Necessity for off-roading6 letters, starts with SSHOCKS
- 71. Photog's setting5 letters, starts with FFSTOP
- 72. ___ Kane, longtime role on "All My Children"5 letters, starts with EERICA
- 73. Chairman ___ (old N.B.A. nickname)3 letters, starts with YYAO
- 74. The N.B.A.'s Thunder, on scoreboards3 letters, starts with OOKC
- 75. Grp. with so-called "camp shows"3 letters, starts with UUSO
- 79. "Money, Money, Money" group4 letters, starts with AABBA
- 80. Attired4 letters, starts with CCLAD
- 81. Term of address aboard the Death Star9 letters, starts with LLORDVADER
- 83. Bringing forth9 letters, starts with EELICITING
- 85. Third degrees?4 letters, starts with PPHDS
- 88. Big name in organs8 letters, starts with WWURLITZER
- 89. Amanda of film4 letters, starts with PPEET
- 90. "___ Croft: Tomb Raider"4 letters, starts with LLARA
- 91. Witticisms7 letters, starts with BBONMOTS
- 92. Wednesday Addams's werewolf roommate on TV's "Wednesday"4 letters, starts with EENID
- 93. Routes across low waters8 letters, starts with CCAUSEWAYS
- 96. Baby monitors7 letters, starts with NNANNIES
- 98. TurboTax activity7 letters, starts with EEFILING
- 99. Getaway driver, for instance7 letters, starts with AABETTER
- 100. Sentiment in a letter from home7 letters, starts with MMISSYOU
- 102. Just what the doctor ordered?3 letters, starts with DDRUG
- 104. Perturbation5 letters, starts with AANGST
- 108. Screwdriver component5 letters, starts with VVODKA
- 110. Zip3 letters, starts with NNIL
- 111. Piece of improv4 letters, starts with SSKIT
- 112. Hue of a dry bloodstain, maybe4 letters, starts with PPUCE
- 115. Cafeteria offering4 letters, starts with MMEAL
- 116. "I've got this one"4 letters, starts with OONME
- 119. Women's soccer powerhouse3 letters, starts with UUSA
- 121. "Who knew?!"3 letters, starts with GGEE
- 123. Sport that takes place in a dohyo3 letters, starts with SSUMO
Fresh clues from recent puzzles
Questions
What is the answer to “Concave umbilicus”?
INNIE, 5 letters: a concave navel.
When was “Concave umbilicus” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of May 4, 2025.
How many letters does the answer have?
5 letters, starting with I.