Word after grand, body or poetry NYT Crossword Clue
ANSWER: SLAM
The word slam follows each of those words to form familiar phrases: grand slam (a major, often sport-related achievement - e.g., in baseball or tennis - or figuratively an overwhelming success), body slam (a forceful wrestling move in which one competitor lifts and throws another down), and poetry slam (a competitive spoken-word event where poets perform and are judged). In each case slam keeps its sense of impact or high-energy performance, so SLAM neatly answers the clue.
Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sep 13, 2025
Across
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1A Give away a secret: BLAB
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5A A, B, C or D, but not E: GRADE
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6A Rhimes who created "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal": SHONDA
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7A Many posts by Instagram influencers, informally: SPONCON
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8A "Look, here's the thing ...": LISTEN
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9A Performed in a play:ACTED
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10A Clutter: MESS
Down
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1D Literary sisters behind "Jane Eyre" and "Wuthering Heights": BRONTES
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2D Poked with a knight's weapon: LANCED
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3D Extra feature: ADDON
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4D Edamame or chickpea: BEAN
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5D Abruptly stops texting: GHOSTS
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6D Valuable substance in the "Dune" universe:SPICE
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7D Word after grand, body or poetry:SLAM
NYT Mini Crossword
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