This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, October 30, 2025 (44 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: 8 squares
First letter
A _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
A _ _ _ _ _ _ S
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ARRAIGNS as a word: (with on, (archaic) for) To officially charge someone in a court of law; To call to account, or accuse, before the bar of reason, taste, or any other tribunal.
ARRAIGNS 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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