Crossword answer
NIX
3 letters · Used for 15 different clues · 32 appearances · Last seen The Independent, August 21, 2026
Letter pattern
NIX
Clues that lead to NIX
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Cancel nine to begin with? Nine3The IndependentAug 21, 2026
Veto3USA TodayAug 18, 2026
There's nothing in returning a kiss3Evening StandardAug 4, 2026
Homophone of Knicks3Crosswords With FriendsJul 16, 2026
Put the kibosh on3USA TodayJun 14, 2026
Cancel3New York TimesJan 14, 2026
Prohibit3Eugene ShefferSep 18, 2025
Overrule3New York TimesSep 9, 2025
Disallow, informally3NewsdayJul 29, 2025
Kibosh3Eugene ShefferMar 5, 2025
Reject, as a plan (word hidden in "Nixon")3Daily ThemedDec 31, 2023
Half of nine plus ten means nothing!3Evening StandardDec 28, 2023
Reject, as a plan3Daily ThemedMar 31, 2023
Scuttle, as a plan3Daily ThemedJun 15, 2022
"___ the idea" (forbid)3Daily ThemedOct 7, 2021
About NIX in crosswords
NIX is a 3-letter answer that has appeared 32 times in our database across 15 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Cancel nine to begin with? Nine” in the The Independent crossword on August 21, 2026.
Other 3-letter answers
USEEmploy
ARMOft-tattooed extremity
SPASpring
EMUGround-dwelling bird in a eucalyptus forest
EREBefore
TSAScreening org.
BATCricket ___ (club)
ORSSurgeons' workplaces, for short
ROOAussie hopper
SIA“Diamonds” singer
THEDefinite article
ESSSlalom section
HOW"___ do you do?"
ALSIce Bucket Challenge letters
Every appearance of NIX (32)
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Aug 21, 2026
Cancel nine to begin with? Nine · The Independent · 9 Across
Aug 18, 2026
Veto · USA Today · 59 Down
Aug 4, 2026
There's nothing in returning a kiss · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jul 16, 2026
Homophone of Knicks · Crosswords With Friends · 16
Jun 14, 2026
Put the kibosh on · USA Today · 49 Across
May 28, 2026
Veto · New York Times · 19 Across
Feb 10, 2026
Veto · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Down
Jan 14, 2026
Cancel · New York Times · 61 Down
Sep 18, 2025
Prohibit · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Across
Sep 9, 2025
Overrule · New York Times · 33 Across
Jul 29, 2025
Disallow, informally · Newsday · Down
Jul 7, 2025
Veto · New York Times · 60 Down
Mar 5, 2025
Kibosh · Eugene Sheffer · 53 Down
Jul 24, 2024
Kibosh · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Down
Jan 4, 2024
Veto · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Down
Dec 31, 2023
Reject, as a plan (word hidden in "Nixon") · Daily Themed · 2 Down
Dec 28, 2023
Half of nine plus ten means nothing! · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Oct 24, 2023
Prohibit · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Down
Aug 14, 2023
There's nothing in returning a kiss · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Mar 31, 2023
Reject, as a plan · Daily Themed · 63 Across
Mar 13, 2023
Kibosh · Eugene Sheffer · 9 Down
Sep 20, 2022
Veto · Eugene Sheffer · 45 Down
Jun 15, 2022
Scuttle, as a plan · Daily Themed · 56 Down
Oct 7, 2021
"___ the idea" (forbid) · Daily Themed · 60 Across
Jul 5, 2021
There's nothing in returning a kiss · Evening Standard · 14 Down
May 22, 2021
Prohibit · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
May 7, 2021
Kibosh · Eugene Sheffer · 34 Down
Feb 27, 2021
Veto · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Down
Nov 13, 2020
Prohibit · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Oct 15, 2020
Kibosh · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Across
Jul 10, 2020
Veto · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Down
Jun 3, 2019
There's nothing in returning a kiss · Evening Standard · 29 Across