This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, August 13, 2026 (25 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: 4 squares
First letter
D _ _ _
First and last letters
D _ _ A
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DATA as a word: (collective) Material recorded and known or assumed as facts and used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation, represented especially in the for...; (collective, computing) A representation of information in a computer (as symbols, quantities, sound, images or videos) which is stored, processed or transmi....
DATA has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 24, 2025.
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