This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, August 6, 2026 (55 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: 4 squares
First letter
W _ _ _
First and last letters
W _ _ L
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WILL as a word: (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall; (auxiliary) To choose or agree to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations, often in questions and negation.
WILL has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since August 6, 2026.
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