This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, November 29, 2025 (27 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.
Answer length: 6 squares
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S _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ _ S
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STASIS as a word: (figurative) Inactivity; a freezing, or state of motionlessness; (science fiction, uncountable) A technology allowing something to be artificially frozen in time, so that it does not age or change.
STASIS 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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