This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 (13 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
A _ _ _ _
First and last letters
A _ _ _ E
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ABASE as a word: (transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate; (transitive, archaic) To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
ABASE has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 29, 2025.
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