This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, March 26, 2026 (8 Down). 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: 3 squares
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POI as a word: (Hawaii) The traditional staple food of Hawaii, made by baking and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to fer...; A creamy Samoan dessert of ripe bananas mashed with coconut cream.
POI has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since February 28, 2026.
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