This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, May 14, 2026 (1 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.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
S _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ P
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SCARP as a word: (geology) A cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion or faulting; the steeper side of an escarpment; (earth science, geography, transitive) to cut, scrape, erode, or otherwise make into a scarp or escarpment.
SCARP 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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