This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, March 21, 2026 (2 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
Answer length: 7 squares
First letter
B _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
B _ _ _ _ _ F
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BEOWULF as a word: A renowned Old English alliterative poem, preserved in a single manuscript within the Nowell Codex, composed sometime between 975 and 1025 AD; (poetic) An Anglo-Saxon personal name, usually with reference to the hero of the poem, or to the poem itself.
BEOWULF 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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