This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, May 28, 2026 (62 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Thursday puzzles often have a trick, such as a rebus (several letters in one square) or answers that bend the rules.
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Answer length: 6 squares
First letter
S _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ _ D
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About the answer
SIDLED as a word: (ambitransitive, also figuratively) To (cause something to) move sideways; (ambitransitive, also figuratively) In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner.
SIDLED has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
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