This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Friday, August 14, 2026 (10 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Friday puzzles are themeless and hard, with clues that are vague on purpose.
Answer length: 3 squares
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SAP as a word: (uncountable) The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition; (slang, countable) A naive person; a simpleton.
SAP has been an answer 9 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 12, 2026.
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