This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, November 14, 2026 (20 Down). 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.
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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
S _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ R
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About the answer
SOLAR as a word: Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun; Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.
SOLAR has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 20, 2025.
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