"Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer) Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “"Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer)” from the New York Times crossword of October 26, 2025? It has 11 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, OCTOBER 26, 2025
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RIGHTONTIME is the answer to “"Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer)”.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A 11-letter answer that starts with R.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: ITTEGOIRHNM.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “*Not late or early”.
More clues from the New York Times (October 26, 2025)
Across
- 1. Leftover piece of fabric5 letters, starts with SSCRAP
- 6. ___ water, cooking ingredient sometimes called "liquid gold"5 letters, starts with PPASTA
- 11. "Spartacus" or "Gladiator"4 letters, starts with EEPIC
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- 20. Large spread5 letters, starts with AARRAY
- 21. Bob or Helen in "The Incredibles"4 letters, starts with PPARR
- 22. George Orwell's alma mater4 letters, starts with EETON
- 23. "Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer)11 letters, starts with RRIGHTONTIME
- 25. Drag performer?9 letters, starts with SSTREETROD
- 27. Stinging plants7 letters, starts with NNETTLES
- 28. Vaudeville offering4 letters, starts with SSKIT
- 30. Call at home6 letters, starts with SSTRIKE
- 31. Banned body builders, slangily5 letters, starts with RROIDS
- 32. Relax on a plane? (Gen X)13 letters, starts with CCHILLINTHEAIR
- 35. ___ Nickerson, Nancy Drew's boyfriend3 letters, starts with NNED
- 36. Dynamic opening?6 letters, starts with TTHERMO
- 37. One side of the Bering Strait4 letters, starts with AASIA
- 38. QB stat: Abbr.3 letters, starts with AATT
- 41. Device in a high-tech farm6 letters, starts with SSERVER
- 43. Candidacy for an entertainment award, informally3 letters, starts with NNOM
- 45. "Frozen" character who says "I like warm hugs"4 letters, starts with OOLAF
- 48. Abruptly end all communications with D.E.A. agents? (Millennial)12 letters, starts with GGHOSTBUSTERS
- 52. Hit the horn4 letters, starts with BBEEP
- 54. Sci-fi series with J, K and Zed3 letters, starts with MMIB
- 56. Trade show4 letters, starts with EEXPO
- 57. Holiday celebrated with banh chung3 letters, starts with TTET
- 58. "Superfood" berry4 letters, starts with AACAI
- 60. Small bite6 letters, starts with NNIBBLE
- 62. N.F.C. South player3 letters, starts with BBUC
- 64. Beatles nickname7 letters, starts with FFABFOUR
- 67. Greed7 letters, starts with AAVARICE
- 68. Recognition for an ardent fan? (Gen Z)10 letters, starts with SSTANLAUREL
- 71. Awesome after dark? (Gen X)10 letters, starts with FFLYBYNIGHT
- 73. Toy with "barista" and "dog trainer" versions7 letters, starts with KKENDOLL
- 74. Fare at many a shoreline eatery7 letters, starts with SSEAFOOD
- 76. Disco guy on "The Simpsons"3 letters, starts with SSTU
- 77. Moonshiners' needs6 letters, starts with YYEASTS
- 78. Temporary halt, legally4 letters, starts with SSTAY
- 79. Difficulty, to Hamlet3 letters, starts with RRUB
- 81. Aromatherapy liquids4 letters, starts with OOILS
- 84. Symbol for fair weather in a forecast3 letters, starts with SSUN
- 85. Green opening4 letters, starts with HHOLE
- 87. One assessing the number of hotties at a party? (Gen Z)12 letters, starts with SSNACKCOUNTER
- 91. Tempo4 letters, starts with PPACE
- 93. Antonym and rhyme for "nay"3 letters, starts with YYEA
- 95. Ancient Greek tunic6 letters, starts with CCHITON
- 96. "Absolutely!"3 letters, starts with YYES
- 97. Province bordering Turin4 letters, starts with AASTI
- 99. ___-weenie6 letters, starts with TTEENIE
- 102. Grp. that investigates cases?3 letters, starts with TTSA
- 104. Promoting a romantic connection between characters played by actors Nathan and Diane? (Millennial)13 letters, starts with SSHIPPINGLANES
- 108. Pagan religion5 letters, starts with WWICCA
- 110. "The Merchant of Venice" heroine6 letters, starts with PPORTIA
- 111. Garb for an Indian bridesmaid4 letters, starts with SSARI
- 112. Men's accessory organizer7 letters, starts with TTIERACK
- 114. Labor leaders9 letters, starts with UUNIONREPS
- 116. Leave just after the first person? (Boomer)11 letters, starts with SSPLITSECOND
- 120. Olympus ___ (Martian volcano)4 letters, starts with MMONS
- 121. Shaving gel additive4 letters, starts with AALOE
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- 124. Historic periods4 letters, starts with EERAS
- 125. Takes a load off4 letters, starts with SSITS
- 126. Wee5 letters, starts with EEENSY
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Down
- 1. Pro's camera type3 letters, starts with SSLR
- 2. Numismatist's acquisition4 letters, starts with CCOIN
- 3. "Got it," on a radio5 letters, starts with RROGER
- 4. Kutcher of "That ’70s Show"6 letters, starts with AASHTON
- 5. Like the most pedantic pedant8 letters, starts with PPETTIEST
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- 7. The "A" in STEAM4 letters, starts with AARTS
- 8. Asian honorific that's an anagram of an English honorific3 letters, starts with SSRI
- 9. Laddie's cap3 letters, starts with TTAM
- 10. "Yes, captain!"6 letters, starts with AAYESIR
- 11. Letter before zeta7 letters, starts with EEPSILON
- 12. Singer Page or LaBelle5 letters, starts with PPATTI
- 13. Bargain bin abbr.3 letters, starts with IIRR
- 14. Tops of waves6 letters, starts with CCRESTS
- 15. "Come off it now!"7 letters, starts with GGETREAL
- 16. Courtyards5 letters, starts with AATRIA
- 17. First section of the "Iliad"5 letters, starts with BBOOKI
- 18. 2013 title role for Asa Butterfield5 letters, starts with EENDER
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- 26. Addis Ababa residents10 letters, starts with EETHIOPIANS
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- 32. Jazz trumpeter Baker who was sometimes called the "Prince of Cool"4 letters, starts with CCHET
- 33. "Catch!"4 letters, starts with HHERE
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- 39. "Much obliged," in a text3 letters, starts with TTHX
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Questions
What is the answer to “"Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer)”?
RIGHTONTIME, 11 letters.
When was “"Great job selecting a Person of the Year!"? (Boomer)” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of October 26, 2025.
How many letters does the answer have?
11 letters, starting with R.