This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, November 23, 2025 (7 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Sunday puzzles are large (21 by 21) and themed, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
H _ _ _
First and last letters
H _ _ D
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HELD as a word: "Held" is a song by Smog, released as his first single from his 1999 album Knock Knock; a 2023 novel by writer and poet Anne Michaels, published by Knopf, a subsidiary of Penguin Random House.
HELD has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 23, 2025.
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