This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 (10 Down and 61 Down) and the NYT Crossword on Friday, March 20, 2026 (31 Across and 27 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
NYT Crossword, August 12, 2026, 10 Down
Answer length: 3 squares
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E _ _
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EWE as a word: A female sheep, as opposed to a ram; Of or pertaining to the Ewe people or language.
EWE has been an answer 11 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 25, 2026.
NYT Crossword, August 12, 2026, 61 Down
Answer length: 3 squares
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S _ _
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SOW as a word: (ambitransitive) To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds); (figurative) To spread abroad; to propagate. (usu. negative connotation).
SOW has been an answer 7 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 8, 2025.
NYT Crossword, March 20, 2026, 31 Across
Answer length: 3 squares
First letter
S _ _
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NYT Crossword, March 20, 2026, 27 Down
Answer length: 3 squares
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E _ _
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Other clues with the same answer
- Isle of ___ (Scottish locale whose name sounds like an expression of endearment)
- Source of fleece
- One who's been fleeced?
- She-ep?
- She may have a little lamb
- Female form of the animal that outnumbers humans in Iceland
- Producer of milk for Roquefort cheese
- Animal whose name sounds like a pronoun
- Female sheep
- Plant, as seeds
- Piglet's mother
- "You reap what you ___"
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