This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, January 15, 2026 (1 Across) and the NYT Crossword on Sunday, December 7, 2025 (62 Across). 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.
NYT Crossword, January 15, 2026, 1 Across
Answer length: 4 squares
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M _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ S
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MOOS as a word: A surname.
MOOS has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 15, 2026.
NYT Crossword, December 7, 2025, 62 Across
Answer length: 4 squares
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L _ _ _
First and last letters
L _ _ S
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LOWS as a word: Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty; Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other ....
LOWS 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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