This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Friday, February 20, 2026 (5 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Friday puzzles are themeless and hard, with clues that are vague on purpose.
Answer length: 6 squares
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S _ _ _ _ _
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S _ _ _ _ N
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STATIN as a word: (pharmacology) Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in i...; (endocrinology) An inhibiting hormone; a hormone that is involved primarily in inhibiting the release of another hormone.
STATIN 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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