This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, February 21, 2026 (21 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: 4 squares
First letter
P _ _ _
First and last letters
P _ _ S
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PUNS as a word: A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused; (intransitive) To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.
PUNS has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since February 21, 2026.
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