This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, November 6, 2025 (61 Across). 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: 7 squares
First letter
A _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
A _ _ _ _ _ S
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ANOINTS as a word: (transitive, figuratively) To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended...; (transitive) To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.
ANOINTS 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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