This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 11, 2025 (7 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 _ _ P
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REAP as a word: (transitive) To obtain or receive as a reward, in a good or a bad sense; (transitive) To gather (e.g. a harvest) by cutting.
REAP has been an answer 8 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 11, 2025.
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