This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, July 1, 2026 (45 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
M _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ R
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MOOR as a word: An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light (and usually acidic) soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. (...; A game preserve consisting of moorland.
MOOR has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since July 1, 2026.
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