The answer to this clue, which is proclivity, is kind of tricky. If your vocabulary is a bit limited, then you may not get this one right away. Coming from the May 28, 2025, edition of the NYT Crossword, we’re looking for a four-letter word for the across section. You will definitely be scratching your head when you find out the answer.
What exactly is proclivity, and what’s the answer?
The answer to this clue is BENT. First off, proclivity is defined as a tendency to do something regularly or a lot of the time. A good example is “you have the proclivity to keep sliding on the stair handle”. So where or how does bent mean the same thing? Bent is a word where it is related to something that is bended.
Believe it or not, bent is also a word that means close to it. If you’ve heard someone say, “He’s hell bent on going to the mall sale every day”. So bent in the example, the same way as how someone has the proclivity to do something.
