This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, March 5, 2026 (46 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: 3 squares
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I _ _
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ING as a word: (now only in dialects) A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river; water meadow; The letter for the ng sound /ŋ/ in Pitman shorthand.
ING has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since March 5, 2026.
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