Roommate who doesn't pay rent? Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Roommate who doesn't pay rent?” from the New York Times crossword of July 19, 2026? It has 3 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, JULY 19, 2026
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PET is the answer to “Roommate who doesn't pay rent?”. It means to caress with the hand.
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Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
To caress with the hand.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: TEP.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Fur baby”.
More clues from the New York Times (July 19, 2026)
Across
- 1. Teacher's summons5 letters, starts with SSEEME
- 6. –5 letters, starts with LLLION
- 11. Bench press muscle, for short3 letters, starts with PPEC
- 14. –4 letters, starts with BBATE
- 18. ___ Basin (D.C. attraction)5 letters, starts with TTIDAL
- 19. Progeny5 letters, starts with IISSUE
- 20. Didn't turn away9 letters, starts with AALLOWEDIN
- 22. Texas A&M athlete5 letters, starts with AAGGIE
- 23. Prefix with media5 letters, starts with MMULTI
- 24. Person providing a sworn account9 letters, starts with DDECLARANT
- 25. "I really, really appreciate it!"7 letters, starts with TTHANKSA
- 27. Unspoken communication syst.3 letters, starts with AASL
- 28. After-the-fact discount6 letters, starts with MMAILIN
- 29. Not fresh5 letters, starts with TTRITE
- 30. Big movie theater chain3 letters, starts with AAMC
- 31. Website that calls itself "the heart of the internet"6 letters, starts with RREDDIT
- 32. Paramedic's skill3 letters, starts with CCPR
- 35. Reward for a good puppy5 letters, starts with TTREAT
- 37. Harbingers5 letters, starts with OOMENS
- 39. One-named singer with the 1994 hit "You Gotta Be"6 letters, starts with DDESREE
- 41. Score usually resulting from an error, in baseball11 letters, starts with UUNEARNEDRUN
- 44. Like sheep, so to speak8 letters, starts with OOBEDIENT
- 46. Degree holder, informally4 letters, starts with AALUM
- 47. Displayed audacity5 letters, starts with DDARED
- 48. The Psychedelic ___ (rock band)4 letters, starts with FFURS
- 49. Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay4 letters, starts with EEDNA
- 50. Explosive stuff3 letters, starts with TTNT
- 51. –5 letters, starts with CCROSS
- 53. Dancing hippo's wear in Disney's "Fantasia"4 letters, starts with TTUTU
- 54. –5 letters, starts with RRRIER
- 55. Actress Shirley of "The Apartment"8 letters, starts with MMACLAINE
- 57. –4 letters, starts with OOVER
- 59. "Nice idea!"5 letters, starts with SSMART
- 61. Beethoven's Third6 letters, starts with EEROICA
- 62. David Foster Wallace's "Tense Present," e.g.5 letters, starts with EESSAY
- 63. Conspiring cliques6 letters, starts with CCABALS
- 65. Judge of diamond value?5 letters, starts with AAARON
- 66. Grab (onto)4 letters, starts with GGLOM
- 67. Word order8 letters, starts with PPHRASING
- 69. Britain's most prestigious military decoration5 letters, starts with VVICTO
- 71. Fantasizes about4 letters, starts with DDROO
- 73. Block someone's passage, say5 letters, starts with EERECT
- 74. Scribble on, say3 letters, starts with MMAR
- 75. Egyptian symbol of life4 letters, starts with AANKH
- 76. Exits4 letters, starts with GGOES
- 77. Allow to enroll5 letters, starts with AADMIT
- 79. Brand seen on the U.S. World Cup jerseys4 letters, starts with NNIKE
- 80. Gets more expensive8 letters, starts with SSTEEPENS
- 82. Vague approximation11 letters, starts with GGUESSTIMATE
- 85. Restrictive undergarment6 letters, starts with CCORSET
- 86. Word employment5 letters, starts with UUSAGE
- 88. Pia ___ (brain covering)5 letters, starts with MMATER
- 89. Pained yelps3 letters, starts with OOWS
- 90. Linings of nautilus shells6 letters, starts with NNACRES
- 92. Hired detectives, for short3 letters, starts with PPIS
- 94. Slow ___ (Asian primate)5 letters, starts with LLORIS
- 97. –6 letters, starts with RRTGAGE
- 98. Prefix with -bar3 letters, starts with IISO
- 99. –7 letters, starts with RRLWANTS
- 101. Stayed somewhere temporarily9 letters, starts with SSOJOURNED
- 104. Peak of religion?5 letters, starts with SSINAI
- 106. "No worries!"5 letters, starts with IITSOK
- 107. Number ones9 letters, starts with CCHAMPIONS
- 108. You're doing it every day5 letters, starts with AAGING
- 109. "I'll pass"5 letters, starts with NNOTME
- 110. Bank offering for a property buyer4 letters, starts with HHOME
- 111. Roommate who doesn't pay rent?3 letters, starts with PPET
- 112. 2000 Christina Aguilera #1 hit5 letters, starts with WWHATA
- 113. "T-bone steak, cheese eggs and Welch's ___" (Notorious B.I.G.'s breakfast in "Big Poppa")5 letters, starts with GGRAPE
Down
- 1. "Right now!"4 letters, starts with SSTAT
- 2. This clue's number, cubed5 letters, starts with EEIGHT
- 3. Hairstyle similar to a bowl cut5 letters, starts with EEDGAR
- 4. Top priority on the agenda8 letters, starts with MMAINITEM
- 5. Strauss opera inspired by a Sophocles tragedy7 letters, starts with EELEKTRA
- 6. [See title]4 letters, starts with LLIMA
- 7. Baton Rouge institution, familiarly3 letters, starts with LLSU
- 8. Five Pillars religion5 letters, starts with IISLAM
- 9. Defeat in competition8 letters, starts with OOUTSCORE
- 10. Mötley Crüe frontman Vince ___4 letters, starts with NNEIL
- 11. Accepts a deal from the D.A., say9 letters, starts with PPLEADSOUT
- 12. Spanish folk hero5 letters, starts with EELCID
- 13. Meets head-on?8 letters, starts with CCOLLIDES
- 14. [See title]4 letters, starts with BBERN
- 15. Nabokov novel3 letters, starts with AADA
- 16. Whitesmith's material3 letters, starts with TTIN
- 17. Doc using an otoscope3 letters, starts with EENT
- 20. TV's Don Draper and his co-workers5 letters, starts with AADMEN
- 21. Took orders, say6 letters, starts with WWAITED
- 26. Fortuneteller4 letters, starts with SSEER
- 30. Calm6 letters, starts with AATEASE
- 31. "Star Wars" character Kylo ___3 letters, starts with RREN
- 32. Plastic cap?11 letters, starts with CCREDITLIMIT
- 33. Tube-shaped pasta5 letters, starts with PPENNE
- 34. Do some road maintenance on5 letters, starts with RRETAR
- 36. Et cetera10 letters, starts with AANDONANDON
- 38. Clear as ___ (not clear)3 letters, starts with MMUD
- 40. Western mountain range, informally7 letters, starts with SSIERRAS
- 41. Arm bones5 letters, starts with UULNAE
- 42. Christmas display pieces11 letters, starts with NNUTCRACKERS
- 43. E.R. V.I.P.s3 letters, starts with DDRS
- 45. Classic Italian appetizer10 letters, starts with BBRUSCHETTA
- 46. Paper source?3 letters, starts with AATM
- 48. Rage4 letters, starts with FFURY
- 51. [See title]5 letters, starts with CCAIRO
- 52. Puerto ___4 letters, starts with RRICO
- 53. Player's club4 letters, starts with TTEAM
- 54. [See title]5 letters, starts with RRABAT
- 56. Despises7 letters, starts with LLOATHES
- 57. [See title]4 letters, starts with OOSLO
- 58. Brandy letters3 letters, starts with VVSO
- 60. Artist Chagall4 letters, starts with MMARC
- 62. Big heads4 letters, starts with EEGOS
- 64. Travel a winding route5 letters, starts with SSNAKE
- 67. They're at the ends of some rainbows6 letters, starts with PPRISMS
- 68. Test for M.A. seekers3 letters, starts with GGRE
- 69. Explorer da Gama5 letters, starts with VVASCO
- 70. Following behind5 letters, starts with IINTOW
- 72. Making a comeback9 letters, starts with RRESURGENT
- 73. Ambulance initials3 letters, starts with EEMS
- 76. "Keep it together!"8 letters, starts with GGETAGRIP
- 77. Summer mo.3 letters, starts with AAUG
- 78. Expression of frustration8 letters, starts with DDEEPSIGH
- 79. Sam Elliott's role in "The Big Lebowski"8 letters, starts with NNARRATOR
- 81. Suppressed, as emotions6 letters, starts with PPENTUP
- 82. It's in the pipeline3 letters, starts with GGAS
- 83. "___ never fly"4 letters, starts with IITLL
- 84. Asking for a human's attention, perhaps7 letters, starts with MMEOWING
- 87. They're often covered with dirt5 letters, starts with SSEEDS
- 91. ___ slalom (event at the Summer Olympics)5 letters, starts with CCANOE
- 93. Coastal region of ancient Greece5 letters, starts with IIONIA
- 95. The 'gram5 letters, starts with IINSTA
- 96. Pound the pavement?5 letters, starts with SSTOMP
- 97. [See title]4 letters, starts with RROME
- 98. "You don't need to tell me"4 letters, starts with IISAW
- 99. [See title]4 letters, starts with RRIGA
- 100. ___-Ball4 letters, starts with SSKEE
- 101. Any of the U.C.s3 letters, starts with SSCH
- 102. Cry of playful discovery3 letters, starts with OOHO
- 103. Q: Why was the road sticky? A: Traffic ___3 letters, starts with JJAM
- 105. Kitchen intruder3 letters, starts with AANT
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Questions
What is the answer to “Roommate who doesn't pay rent?”?
PET, 3 letters: to caress with the hand.
When was “Roommate who doesn't pay rent?” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of July 19, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
3 letters, starting with P.