Serve in the role of Crossword Clue

We have the 5-letter answer for Serve in the role of crossword clue, last seen in the New Yorker Crossword June 2, 2026 puzzle. Sometimes we all need some help finding the answer!

Serve in the role of Crossword Answer

→52.

Find more clues, hints, and info below.

Hide

Find more clues, hints, and info below.

Helpful Hints

Hint 1: Clue Definitions

SERVE (verb)
1. mate with
2. be used by; as of a utility
SERVE (noun)
1. (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
ROLE (noun)
1. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
2. what something is used for

More New Yorker Crossword (6/2/2026) Answers

Across

1. Ingredient in chocolat chaud

5. Nitty-gritty

15. “Hmm . . . don’t think so”

16. Words used to describe a seductive look

17. "If __ be so bold..."

18. Blueprint for a film or video game’s visual style

19. Korean short-rib dish

21. Concern for a tailor

22. Half of octa-

23. “Yes, thanks for asking!”

25. Academy acknowledgement, for short

26. Flirty sign-off

27. Signalling low battery, perhaps

31. Corp. money manager

34. Tool used to cut wood in the direction of the grain

36. Hanson or HAIM, e.g.

37. “Glengarry Glen Ross” imperative

40. Kristen of "Bridesmaids"

41. Undesirable airplane seatmate, for many

42. Marketing practice used to improve discoverability: Abbr.

43. One going too fast

45. Summon, in a way

47. Word with card or flag

48. Supports for a sectional

55. Abbr. in a business name

56. 2020 prize for the physicist Roger Penrose

57. Large call volumes?

60. Catholic university in Westchester County

61. Coat expert?

62. Peeved state

63. Ideal targets

64. Colon in a text, perhaps

All Answers

Down

1. Nintendo character who wears a green hat

2. Jazz pianist ___ Jamal

3. With everything accounted for

4. Container for storing blocks and balls

5. Include covertly on a thread

6. Place to be drunk and high at the same time?

7. Prenatal diagnostic test, familiarly

8. Branch

9. “___ Said” (2019 book by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey)

10. Walk on eggshells

11. Stat for a quarterback

12. Friendly conversation

13. Deborah of “The Innocents”

14. Spanish title: Abbr.

20. Classic material for piano keys

24. Was

25. Fresh start, so to speak

27. Danger zone for butt-dialling

28. Aperture controller

29. Number associated with longevity in Chinese culture

30. ___ boots

31. Cries from a cornfield

32. Pancake-recipe directive

33. Skinned knee, for one

35. French seasoning

38. Numbers on a board-game box

39. Powerful set of pipes?

44. Strand

46. Kid-lit character with a pug named Weenie

48. Effect used in instant replays, familiarly

49. Classic material for piano keys

50. Bottled spirit

51. Array under a bed

52. Starters, informally

53. Enjoy some rawhide, say

54. Reusable bag

55. Feature of some roller coasters

58. Code for Logan Airport

59. Upper class, for short?

All Answers