This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 (33 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
Answer length: 5 squares
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H _ _ _ _
First and last letters
H _ _ _ A
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HYENA as a word: Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which the...; (Subsaharan Africa) A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.
HYENA has been an answer 4 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since February 4, 2026.
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