This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, November 1, 2025 (26 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.
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Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
M _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ Y
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MARY as a word: (religion) The mother of Jesus, believed in Christianity and Islam to have been a virgin at his birth, and believed by some Christians to have been born hers...; A female given name from Aramaic or Hebrew.
MARY has been an answer 6 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 23, 2025.
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