With 57-Across, gesture depicted by this puzzle’s circled letters NYT Crossword Clue

By Emre Parlak / September 24, 2025

Crossword Answer

1 ? F

2 ? I

3 ? N

4 ? G

5 ? E

6 ? R

7 ? S

Hint

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Hint 1

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Reveal Hint

Think of a hopeful gesture, often hidden within a grid of letters.

Hint 2

meaning

Reveal Hint

??????? are the digits on a hand, used for grasping and manipulating objects.

Hint 3

explanation

Reveal Hint

The clue refers to a gesture that is formed by the letters circled in the puzzle grid. The answer '???????' is part of the phrase '??????? CROSSED,' which is a common gesture often depicted in puzzles and is completed with the answer to 57-Across.

NYT Crossword September 24 2025 Answers

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1 ? D
2 ? A
3 ? B
4 ? S
5 ? P
6 ? I
7 ? P
8 ? S
9 ? E
10 ? A
11 ? S
12 ? T
13 ? A
? L
? O
? T
14 ? A
? N
? D
? I
15 ? E
16 ? A
? N
? T
? E
17 ? V
? O
? T
? E
18 ? C
? H
? A
? R
? L
19 ? E
? S
? T
? O
? N
20 ? I
? H
? O
? P
21 ? E
? S
? O
22 ? I
? M
? L
? Y
? I
? N
? G
23 ? S
? A
? X
24 ? D
? U
? M
25 ? B
26 ? L
? A
? T
? E
27 ? P
? E
? N
? E
? L
28 ? O
29 ? P
? E
30 ? O
? W
31 ? E
32 ? B
33 ? A
34 ? R
? O
? N
35 ? O
? M
? E
? N
36 ? X
? O
? X
37 ? U
? S
? E
? D
38 ? L
39 ? O
? N
? G
? I
40 ? E
? I
? R
? E
41 ? L
? S
? D
42 ? P
? E
? N
? D
43 ? D
? I
? N
? K
? S
44 ? B
? O
? P
45 ? I
? N
? T
? E
46 ? R
47 ? N
? E
? D
48 ? C
? A
49 ? A
? N
50 ? S
? I
? A
? M
51 ? L
52 ? A
53 ? A
54 ? F
? I
? N
? G
? E
55 ? R
56 ? S
57 ? C
? R
? O
58 ? S
? S
? E
? D
59 ? M
? A
? D
? E
? Y
? A
? L
60 ? O
? O
? K
61 ? W
? A
? R
? E
62 ? A
? T
? A
? N
63 ? T
? A
? B
? L
? E
64 ? A
? T
? O
? P
65 ? J
? E
? S
? T
66 ? B
? E
? A
? D
67 ? P
? S
? S
? T

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Clue Analysis

The answer to “With 57-Across, gesture depicted by this puzzle’s circled letters” in the New York Times puzzle September 24 2025 is FINGERS. Quite straight and simple! Complete your daily NYT Mini challenge with this solution.

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A: The most common and recent 7-letter answer for "With 57-Across, gesture depicted by this puzzle's circled letters" is FINGERS.

A: The clue refers to a gesture that is formed by the letters circled in the puzzle grid. The answer 'FINGERS' is part of the phrase 'FINGERS CROSSED,' which is a common gesture often depicted in puzzles and is completed with the answer to 57-Across.

A: This clue was last seen in the NYT Crossword on September 24, 2025.

A: Fingers are the digits on a hand, used for grasping and manipulating objects.

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