This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 (57 Down). 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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H _ _
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HAM as a word: (uncountable) Meat from the thigh and/or buttock of a hog cured for food; (countable) A thigh and/or buttock of a hog slaughtered for meat; (occasionally) the corresponding cut from some other animal.
HAM has been an answer 6 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 7, 2026.
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