This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 (43 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
W _ _ _
First and last letters
W _ _ E
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WOKE as a word: (originally African-American Vernacular, slang) Alert, aware of what is going on, or well-informed, especially of racial and other social justice issues; (by extension, politics, slang, often derogatory) Holding progressive views or attitudes, principally with regard to social justice.
WOKE 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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