"Short" thing for someone with a temper Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “"Short" thing for someone with a temper” from the New York Times crossword of June 2, 2025? It has 4 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, JUNE 2, 2025

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Hint 1 Meaning

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More clues from the New York Times (June 2, 2025)

Across

1. "Don't love it, don't hate it"
4. "It's just one of ___ days"
9. Prickly plants
14. "Without further ___ …"
15. Crossed one's fingers
16. Constellation with a belt
17. Grab a chair
18. "Go fly a kite!"
20. Skewered meat dish
22. "Nature of a ___" (1991 Queen Latifah album)
23. One pouncing at a laser pointer, perhaps
24. Thick noodle in Japanese soups
26. Grandma, in Guatemala
28. "Pipe down!"
33. Like the name Parker, for a valet
34. Thyme piece
35. They might be sold à la carte at a Mexican restaurant
39. [Gone … like magic!]
41. Some English noblemen
43. Possess
44. Per ___ (yearly)
46. "Explosive" expletive
48. Scratch or stain, e.g.
49. "No skin off my nose!"
52. Move upward
55. Hook, line and sinker, for an angler
56. Neither here ___ there
57. Word before act or action
61. Gunslinger Earp
64. Where duds are draped to dry … or a literal description of 18-, 28- and 49-Across?
67. "___ sells seashells by the seashore"
68. Actor Ethan whose surname sounds like a bird
69. "The ___ Express" (kid-lit classic)
70. Alternative to a trowel for an archaeologist
71. It's nearly impossible to split their creme equally, per M.I.T.
72. Poker-faced
73. "Dee-lish!"

Down

1. Part of a Halloween costume
2. "The Sopranos" actress Falco
3. Emotionally charged, as an issue
4. Bruce Springsteen, to fans
5. Rule-making grp. for a residential community
6. Goes (for)
7. 18-wheeler
8. Ice cream brand known as Dreyer's on the West Coast
9. Live together
10. Preferring platonic relationships, informally
11. Greek sorceress who took the phrase "men are pigs" literally
12. Smash to smithereens
13. Social media app with Reels and Stories, familiarly
19. Superfan, in slang
21. Accessibility law inits.
25. "Negatory"
27. Only U.S. state whose capital has a three-word name
28. Bear with a hard bed and hot porridge
29. "Once ___ a midnight dreary …"
30. Make by hand
31. Pink Nintendo character from Planet Popstar
32. Home on the "I" page of many ABC books
36. Out of the picture, maybe?
37. Actual shape of the Crab Nebula, disappointingly
38. Feudal underling
40. "Short" thing for someone with a temper
42. High-and-mighty
45. Snacks (on)
47. Beermaking establishment
50. Lollygag
51. "Here's a thought …"
52. Dried chili in Mexican cuisine
53. Kind of power using rooftop panels
54. Actor Russell whose surname sounds like a bird
58. Vile Nile reptiles
59. Piggy bank opening
60. Sight along a farm country road
62. "O Brother, Where Art ___?" (2000 Coen brothers film)
63. Abound
65. Ring result, in brief
66. Grandma, in Glasgow

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Questions

What is the answer to “"Short" thing for someone with a temper”?

FUSE, 4 letters: to equip with a delayed detonating device.

When was “"Short" thing for someone with a temper” last seen in a crossword?

In the New York Times crossword of June 2, 2025.

How many letters does the answer have?

4 letters, starting with F.