This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, February 19, 2026 (33 Down). 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: 5 squares
First letter
S _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ S
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SIRES as a word: A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sover...; A male animal that has fathered a particular offspring (especially used of domestic animals and/or in biological research).
SIRES 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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