This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 (24 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Tuesday puzzles are a step up from Monday but still mostly straightforward.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
F _ _ _
First and last letters
F _ _ M
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About the answer
FLAM as a word: (drumming) Two taps (a grace note followed by a full-volume tap) played very close together in order to sound like one slightly longer note; (drumming, ambitransitive) To play (notes as) a flam.
FLAM 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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