This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, May 28, 2026 (23 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: 5 squares
First letter
M _ _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ _ A
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MECCA as a word: (sometimes proscribed) A large city, the provincial capital of Mecca Province in the in the Hejaz region, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam, location ...; (sometimes proscribed) A province of Saudi Arabia.
MECCA 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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