This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, November 13, 2025 (6 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: 4 squares
First letter
R _ _ _
First and last letters
R _ _ K
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ROOK as a word: (chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling; A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
ROOK has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 9, 2025.
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