Eye drop? NYT Crossword Clue

By Emre Parlak / March 15, 2026

Crossword Answer

1 ? T

2 ? E

3 ? A

4 ? R

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Hint 1

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It's what you might shed during an emotional moment.

Hint 2

meaning

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A ???? is a drop of clear salty liquid produced by glands in your eyes.

Hint 3

explanation

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The clue 'Eye drop?' uses a question mark to indicate wordplay. A '????' is a drop of liquid that comes from the eye, often when crying, making it a literal 'eye drop.'

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another clue

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Mascara ruiner, maybe, Small part of a sob story?, Pull apart, Drop running down a cheek, Rent

NYT Crossword March 15 2026 Answers

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1 ? A
2 ? B
3 ? O
4 ? D
5 ? E
6 ? C
7 ? O
8 ? N
9 ? S
10 ? U
11 ? L
12 ? C
13 ? R
14 ? I
15 ? B
16 ? B
17 ? E
18 ? D
19 ? IDE
? E
? F
? I
? X
20 ? E
21 ? E
? L
? A
? P
? S
? E
22 ? R
? O
? M
? A
? I
? N
? E
23 ? D
? E
? F
? J
? A
? M
24 ? D
? I
? V
? IDE
? N
? D
25 ? A
? M
? P
? H
? O
? R
? A
26 ? C
? O
? M
? A
27 ? I
? V
? E
? R
28 ? G
29 ? O
? Y
? A
30 ? P
? I
? G
31 ? A
32 ? N
? O
? N
33 ? I
34 ? D
? L
? E
35 ? L
? E
? M
? O
? N
36 ? J
37 ? U
? I
? C
? E
38 ? H
? O
? L
? M
39 ? L
? O
? L
? O
40 ? M
? O
? R
? E
? L
41 ? A
? S
? C
? H
42 ? H
? IDE
? O
? U
43 ? T
44 ? N
? A
? I
45 ? L
? I
? T
46 ? N
? A
47 ? I
? V
? E
48 ? A
? R
? S
? E
49 ? N
? E
50 ? L
? I
? D
? S
51 ? G
? A
? R
52 ? L
53 ? I
54 ? C
55 ? T
? A
? L
? E
56 ? S
57 ? V
? D
? A
58 ? Y
59 ? G
? A
? S
60 ? E
? C
? O
61 ? S
62 ? T
? A
? R
? R
63 ? O
64 ? R
? E
? L
65 ? O
66 ? S
? U
67 ? A
? V
? O
? N
68 ? T
? H
? U
? R
69 ? B
70 ? E
? W
? A
? R
? E
71 ? T
? H
? E
? IDE
72 ? S
73 ? N
? E
? N
? E
74 ? B
? A
? L
? D
75 ? A
? S
? IDE
76 ? M
? E
? O
? W
77 ? R
78 ? A
? C
? E
? S
79 ? S
? R
? I
80 ? B
81 ? A
? T
82 ? R
83 ? E
? A
? P
84 ? N
85 ? O
? T
? C
? H
86 ? P
? E
? P
87 ? P
? E
? R
88 ? P
? R
? E
89 ? P
90 ? C
? A
? R
? O
91 ? L
92 ? S
93 ? L
? A
? M
94 ? B
95 ? S
96 ? I
? C
? E
? A
97 ? G
? E
98 ? E
? V
? I
? T
99 ? A
100 ? B
101 ? R
? E
? R
102 ? L
? A
103 ? R
? C
? H
104 ? R
? O
? A
105 ? R
106 ? Y
? A
? R
? D
107 ? B
? R
? E
? A
? D
108 ? C
? U
? B
? E
? S
109 ? M
? O
? N
? O
110 ? P
? R
? IDE
? S
111 ? R
? I
? S
112 ? T
? E
? E
? D
113 ? P
114 ? L
? E
? B
115 ? A
116 ? M
? A
? L
117 ? E
? D
? I
118 ? T
119 ? O
? R
? S
120 ? A
121 ? T
? E
? A
? S
? E
122 ? R
? E
? S
? I
123 ? S
124 ? T
125 ? E
? G
? G
? Y
? O
? L
? K
126 ? C
? A
? E
? S
? A
? R
127 ? K
? A
? T
? A
? N
? A
128 ? S
? E
? N
? S
? O
? R
? Y
129 ? T
? O
? K
? E
? N
? S
130 ? D
? E
? R
? IDE
? D

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Clue Analysis

The 4-letter answer to “Eye drop?” in the NYT Crossword March 15 2026 is TEAR.

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A: The most common and recent 4-letter answer for "Eye drop?" is TEAR.

A: The clue 'Eye drop?' uses a question mark to indicate wordplay. A 'tear' is a drop of liquid that comes from the eye, often when crying, making it a literal 'eye drop.'

A: This clue was last seen in the NYT Crossword on March 15, 2026.

A: A tear is a drop of clear salty liquid produced by glands in your eyes.

A: Mascara ruiner, maybe, Small part of a sob story?, Pull apart, Drop running down a cheek, Rent

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