8 Down

NYT Daily • August 25, 2025

Put away, as dinner

Answer:

EAT

Hint:

Consume what’s on your plate to finish the meal.

Explanation:

The clue "Put away, as dinner" plays on the double meaning of "put away." While it can literally mean storing something, it’s also slang for eating—like when someone says, "I put away a whole pizza." Here, "dinner" hints at the action of consuming food, so the answer is "EAT," the straightforward word for what you do with a meal.

More Clues from This Puzzle

63 Down

3 letters

Nav. rank

1 Across

3 letters

Trendy

17 Across

9 letters

Fish commonly caught in the Upper Midwest

28 Across

4 letters

Despise