The clue for this puzzle from the May 27, 2025, edition of the NYT Crossword is like a subsidiary with only one parent. We’re looking for a nine-letter word for the across section. This answer is a bit tricky if you’re not familiar with business terms. Then again, the answer itself isn’t entirely exclusive to the field of business.
The stunning answer to this clue about a subsidiary with one parent
The answer is WHOLLYOWN, which may confuse a lot of people. Individually, there are two words making up this answer. These words are wholly, which means entirely or fully. The other word is own, which is to own or it’s yours. The term wholly owned in business means that a company is owned by another company.
The clue fits in when a subsidiary is owned by a parent company. That’s where the one parent fits in, as it owns the subsidized company. We’re not going to dig deep into that, but all it means is that a company owns another one through a complex process.
