This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 (1 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
M _ _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ _ A
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About the answer
MAMBA as a word: Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees; a dialect of the Zimba language spoken in the Congo.
MAMBA 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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