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4 squares · NYT Crossword · April 2, 2026 · The answer stays hidden until you tap it

This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, April 2, 2026 (66 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: 4 squares

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W _ _ _

First and last letters

W _ _ D

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WOOD as a word: (uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items...; (countable) The wood from a particular species of tree.

WOOD has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since April 2, 2026.

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