This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, January 31, 2026 (47 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
S _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ A
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SEPTA as a word: The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light r...; a genus of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.
SEPTA 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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