This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, May 21, 2026 (31 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: 5 squares
First letter
P _ _ _ _
First and last letters
P _ _ _ S
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PURRS as a word: (intransitive, of a cat) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented or in certain other conditions; The vibrating sound made by a cat in its throat when contented.
PURRS 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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