This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 25, 2025 (39 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
P _ _ _ _
First and last letters
P _ _ _ A
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PELLA as a word: (historical) An ancient city, capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia; A regional unit of Greece in its periphery of Central Macedonia.
PELLA 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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