This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, March 7, 2026 (2 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
Answer length: 5 squares
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A _ _ _ _
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A _ _ _ E
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ATONE as a word: (ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency; (proscribed) To absolve (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.
ATONE has been an answer 9 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 28, 2025.
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