This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, May 16, 2026 (35 Down). 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: 6 squares
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SONARS as a word: (nautical, countable) A device that provides such echolocation; (nautical, usually uncountable) Artificial echolocation by use of electronic equipment, with hydrophones to locate objects underwater, using the same wave-an....
SONARS has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since May 16, 2026.
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