This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, April 9, 2026 (42 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.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
R _ _ _ _
First and last letters
R _ _ _ D
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ROALD as a word: a village in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway; Roald was, around the year 1450, Lawman (or Lawspeaker) of the Faroe Islands.
ROALD has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since April 9, 2026.
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