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4 squares · NYT Crossword · November 23, 2025 · The answer stays hidden until you tap it

This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, November 23, 2025 (103 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

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M _ _ _

First and last letters

M _ _ Y

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MARY as a word: (religion) The mother of Jesus, believed in Christianity and Islam to have been a virgin at his birth, and believed by some Christians to have been born hers...; A female given name from Aramaic or Hebrew.

MARY has been an answer 6 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 23, 2025.

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