This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 (21 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: 5 squares
First letter
M _ _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ _ S
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MYTHS as a word: A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which ...; A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are pers....
MYTHS 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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