This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, January 31, 2026 (31 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
Answer length: 4 squares
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T _ _ _
First and last letters
T _ _ S
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TENS as a word: An inexact quantity or number, typically understood to be between 10 or 20 and 100; The period from a year ending in 10 to a year ending in 19 (mostly referring to the 1910s or 2010s); the teens, the oneties.
TENS has been an answer 7 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 31, 2026.
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