Item on a rack Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Item on a rack” from the New York Times crossword of August 2, 2026? 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, AUGUST 2, 2026
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TOWEL is the answer to “Item on a rack”. It means to wipe with an absorbent cloth.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
To wipe with an absorbent cloth.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: OLWTE.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Post-bath wrap”.
More clues from the New York Times (August 2, 2026)
Across
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- 17. Listing of what's on tap4 letters, starts with MMENU
- 18. Story4 letters, starts with TTIER
- 19. It's right around the present4 letters, starts with WWRAP
- 20. Phone notifications6 letters, starts with AALERTS
- 22. "For our ad, how should we list the car that we found in the ditch?"14 letters, starts with OOFFROADVEHICLE
- 25. Massachusetts city named for a colonial patriot6 letters, starts with RREVERE
- 26. Like phone numbers in infomercials8 letters, starts with TTOLLFREE
- 27. Team players8 letters, starts with AATHLETES
- 29. Boggy place3 letters, starts with FFEN
- 30. Rightmost word on the front of a penny5 letters, starts with TTRUST
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- 33. Kerfuffles4 letters, starts with AADOS
- 34. Moccasin decoration4 letters, starts with BBEAD
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- 41. "You will be ___"6 letters, starts with MMISSED
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- 43. Focus of many a small private college4 letters, starts with AARTS
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- 49. 19th-century school item5 letters, starts with SSLATE
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- 70. "Here ___!"3 letters, starts with IIGO
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- 72. Surprising result5 letters, starts with UUPSET
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- 82. "… and the broken door locks?"12 letters, starts with KKEYLESSENTRY
- 86. "___ just in …"4 letters, starts with TTHIS
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Down
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- 2. Opposite of exodus6 letters, starts with IINFLUX
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- 4. Giant or dwarf4 letters, starts with SSTAR
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- 7. Indignation3 letters, starts with IIRE
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- 14. Race prior to a race?3 letters, starts with RREV
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- 16. Barely runs?7 letters, starts with SSTREAKS
- 17. Fruit snack brand5 letters, starts with MMOTTS
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- 34. Idly doodling, maybe5 letters, starts with BBORED
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- 41. Hands (out)5 letters, starts with MMETES
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Questions
What is the answer to “Item on a rack”?
TOWEL, 5 letters: to wipe with an absorbent cloth.
When was “Item on a rack” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of August 2, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
5 letters, starting with T.