This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 (41 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
O _ _ _
First and last letters
O _ _ N
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OMEN as a word: Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury; A thing of prophetic significance.
OMEN has been an answer 12 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 7, 2025.
Other clues with the same answer
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- Sign to be read
- A calf born with two heads, some say
- Sign sought by one reading tea leaves
- Rain on your wedding day, perhaps
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