This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, May 28, 2026 (46 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: 5 squares
First letter
P _ _ _ _
First and last letters
P _ _ _ E
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PARSE as a word: (computing, ambitransitive) To split (a file or other input) into pieces of data that can be easily manipulated or stored; (computing, transitive) To resolve (a string of code or text) into its elements to determine if it conforms to a particular grammar.
PARSE has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since May 28, 2026.
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