This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, May 21, 2026 (7 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.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
L _ _ _
First and last letters
L _ _ D
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About the answer
LAND as a word: The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water; Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and acquired and on which buildings and structures can be built and erected.
LAND has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since March 7, 2026.
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