This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, May 23, 2026 (38 Across). 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: 5 squares
First letter
M _ _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ _ E
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MONTE as a word: (countable, Latin America) A wood or forest; timberland; (uncountable, card games) A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet on which of them will first be matched in suit by others dealt.
MONTE 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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