Word after trumpet or tiger Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Word after trumpet or tiger” from the New York Times crossword of October 3, 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, OCTOBER 3, 2025

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Hints

Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.

Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

Hint 3 Another clue

More clues from the New York Times (October 3, 2025)

Across

1. Smooths out some rough edges
6. Content commonly consumed by commuters
14. One end of a lap
15. Service to foster parents?
16. Like Miss Piggy and Captain Kirk, by birth
17. Path to the Oscars
18. Condition that may be treated with SSRIs
19. "Bygones will be bygone, ___ fadin' into gray" (Taylor Swift lyric)
20. They help you get a grip
21. Slapdash
23. Diploma equivalent, for short
24. Poet who wrote "This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper"
25. Animals whose name sounds like a letter that doesn't appear in its name
27. Graduates in green-and-black regalia, in brief
30. Stops on a world tour, say
31. Something placed by a confident person
32. Choo-choo train sound
33. Professional juggling act?
36. Pest control targets
37. When repeated, a nonverbal "Can you hear me?"
38. On deck
39. "May I help you?"
40. Vans alternative
41. Staggering blows?
42. Set unit
43. Alfresco dining spot
45. Stuffed
48. Word after trumpet or tiger
49. Welcoming
51. Ones who are quick to complain
53. Modern-day home of the oldest discovered library in the world
54. "If you don't believe me …"
55. Fished off the coast of Maine, maybe
56. Something raised during Oktoberfest
57. Sprang

Down

1. Not listen to, as on Spotify
2. "Apparently we weren't done with these"
3. Some push notifications
4. Bad internet connections?
5. The first one was issued in 1936, for short
6. "Hold on — we're working as fast as we can"
7. Chances
8. Boxing Day mo.
9. More than wants
10. Stinging the eyes, say
11. Ones easily fooled
12. Cherry, but not strawberry
13. 7-5 and 6-0, e.g.
15. Forgets to proorfeed, say
19. Can't get enough of something
22. One under a mare's care
23. Lose it
26. Net
27. Luxurious European gambling mecca
28. Reality shows?
29. One of 1,665 in the Eiffel Tower
30. What comes before we go?
32. One skilled at withholding details
34. Besties, maybe
35. Stage character who says "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"
40. Stickler, of a sort
42. Ridged rod in construction
44. "Who ___?"
45. Not a striking personality?
46. British bum
47. Kiddo
48. National symbol of England
50. Self-___
52. What a wave might mean
53. Vast amount

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Questions

What is the answer to “Word after trumpet or tiger”?

LILY, 4 letters: a flowering plant.

When was “Word after trumpet or tiger” last seen in a crossword?

In the New York Times crossword of October 3, 2025.

How many letters does the answer have?

4 letters, starting with L.