This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 (14 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Tuesday puzzles are a step up from Monday but still mostly straightforward.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
O _ _ _ _
First and last letters
O _ _ _ S
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OREOS as a word: (foods) A cookie made of two wafers joined with a sugary filling, particularly a Nabisco cookie with two alkalized cocoa-powder wafers around a white creme f...; (US, derogatory, ethnic slur) A black person who has overly assimilated into white culture, a black race traitor.
OREOS has been an answer 8 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 30, 2025.
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