This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, July 2, 2026 (56 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: 6 squares
First letter
U _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
U _ _ _ _ S
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UNTIES as a word: (transitive) To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind; (transitive) To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
UNTIES 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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