This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 25, 2025 (45 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.
Answer length: 6 squares
First letter
E _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
E _ _ _ _ E
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EXHALE as a word: (intransitive) To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out; (transitive) To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm.
EXHALE 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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