This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, March 12, 2026 (28 Down). 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 _ _ _ S
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RASPS as a word: (intransitive) To use a rasp; A coarse file or filelike tool, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised b....
RASPS 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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