This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 (23 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
Answer length: 3 squares
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SAP as a word: (uncountable) The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition; (slang, countable) A naive person; a simpleton.
SAP has been an answer 9 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 12, 2026.
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