Well, howdy there, folks! Let’s talk about that there NYT Crossword Clue: Ram in the Zodiac – Unravel the 5 – Letter Mystery. Yep, that’s a mouthful, ain’t it? But don’t you go frettin’, we gonna figure this thing out together.
Now, I ain’t no scholar or nothin’, but I do like me a good puzzle now and then. This here “Ram in the Zodiac” thing, they say it’s a five-letter word. Five letters! That ain’t much, but it can sure make you scratch your head.
So, what’s this Ram thing all about? Well, it’s one of them star signs, you know, like them things they print in the newspapers. They say when you’re born under a certain sign, it tells you about your personality and all that jazz. I don’t put much stock in it myself, but it’s fun to think about.

- First off, they tell ya this Ram thing is in the Zodiac. That’s like a map of the stars, I reckon.
- And this here puzzle, it’s in the NYT Crossword. That’s the New York Times, a big city newspaper. Fancy folks do them puzzles, but we can too!
- They say the answer is a five-letter word. That narrows it down a bit, don’t it?
Now, I’ve heard some folks sayin’ the answer is Aries. Sounds kinda fancy, doesn’t it? But it fits, see? A-R-I-E-S. That’s five letters alright. And it’s the name of that Ram star sign.
So, if you’re stuck on that crossword puzzle, and you see that clue, “Ram in the Zodiac”, you just go ahead and write down ARIES. Don’t you hesitate! You got it right, I tell ya.
They also say this clue has been seen in the New York Times Mini puzzle and the New York Times quick crossword. So, it’s a popular one, this Ram thing. Seems like them city folk like to think about stars and rams just like us country folk.
Some folks, they talk about “celestial longitude” and “constellations” and all that highfalutin stuff. Don’t you pay them no mind. All you gotta know is that Ram means Aries, and Aries is a five-letter word. That’s all there is to it, simple as pie.
I heard tell they even got a database where they keep all these crossword answers. Imagine that! A whole heap of words just waitin’ to be put in a puzzle. They say they found 40 possible answers in their database for this clue! Well, I say, they’re just tryin’ to confuse us. It’s Aries, plain and simple.
And get this, some folks even solve this clue on November 13 or August 13, 2018. Dates and all! Like it’s some kind of special occasion. But for us, every day is a good day to solve a puzzle, ain’t it?
So, there you have it. The mystery of the Ram in the Zodiac, solved! It’s ARIES. Don’t let them fancy words and city slicker talk fool you. We got this. And if you see any other crossword puzzles givin’ you trouble, you just come on back and we’ll figure them out together. We ain’t scared of no puzzles, no sirree!
Remember: Ram in the Zodiac, five letters, the answer is ARIES. You write that down, and you’ll be the smartest puzzle solver in the whole darn county… or city, or wherever you happen to be.
Now, go on and finish that crossword. And don’t forget to tell your friends that old… uh… that someone helped you out. We all need a little help sometimes, even with them five-letter words.
