This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, April 9, 2026 (9 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.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
H _ _ _ _
First and last letters
H _ _ _ A
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About the answer
HEDDA as a word: a 1975 film adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's 1891 play Hedda Gabler, written for the screen and directed by Trevor Nunn, and starring Glenda Jackson, Timothy Wes...; a feminine given name, sometimes a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Hedvig, Hedwig or variants thereof.
HEDDA 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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