This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, November 8, 2026 (3 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Sunday puzzles are large (21 by 21) and themed, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
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Answer length: 8 squares
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R _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
R _ _ _ _ _ _ S
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ROSARIES as a word: Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly of the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria); A Roman Catholic devotion involving the repetition of a series of Marian prayers, usually 5, 15, or 20 decades of "Hail Marys", each decade beginning with "O....
ROSARIES 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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