Get the answer to the NYT Spelling Bee clue “Have you ever parked in a ‘No parking’ ____? Did you get a ticket?”, starting with the letters zo.
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noun
- Any of five great divisions of the earth's surface with respect to latitude and temperature compare frigid zone, temperate zone, torrid zone
- A portion of the surface of a sphere included between two parallel planes
- Girdle, belt
- An encircling anatomical structure
- A distinctive belt, layer, or series of layers of earth materials (such as rock)
- A region or area set off as distinct from surrounding or adjoining parts
- A zoned section of a city
- An area of a field, court, or rink in which players defend or attack
"penalized for entering the offensive zone offside"
- A stretch of roadway or a space in which certain traffic regulations are in force
- Zone defense
- A temporary state of heightened concentration experienced by a person that enables peak performance
"… found his zone, taking the … Championship title …"
verb
- To surround with a zone encircle
- To arrange in or mark off into zones
adjective
- Zonal
- Of, relating to, or occurring in a zone defense
"a zone press"
noun
- A system of defense (as in basketball or football) in which each player guards an assigned area rather than a specified opponent
verb
- To move toward or focus attention on an objective
verb
- To become oblivious to one's surroundings especially in order to relax
"zone out in front of the TV"
- To become unfocused or inattentive because of tiredness or boredom
"Students began to zone out towards the end of the assembly."
noun
- A technique for the purification of a crystalline material and especially a metal in which a molten region travels through the material to be refined, picks up impurities at its advancing edge, and then allows the purified part to recrystallize at its opposite edge
noun
- A neutral area separating conflicting forces
noun
- The temperature range within which one is comfortable
- The level at which one functions with ease and familiarity
noun
- A section of an automobile body designed to absorb the force of an impact in order to protect the passengers
This clue was used on August 19, 2025.