This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, January 22, 2026 (14 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: 4 squares
First letter
I _ _ _
First and last letters
I _ _ S
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ISIS as a word: (Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, worshiped as the ideal mother and wife and as the matron of nature ...; (astronomy) 42 Isis, a main belt asteroid.
ISIS has been an answer 4 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 22, 2026.
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