This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, March 12, 2026 (66 Across). 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: 6 squares
First letter
O _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
O _ _ _ _ T
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ORIENT as a word: (transitive) To build or place (something) so as to face eastward; (transitive, by extension) To align or place (a person or object) so that his, her, or its east side, north side, etc., is positioned toward the correspondin....
ORIENT has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since March 12, 2026.
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