This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, July 18, 2026 (12 Down) and the NYT Crossword on Saturday, March 14, 2026 (52 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
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NYT Crossword, July 18, 2026, 12 Down
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
S _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ T
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STENT as a word: A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure; (medicine) To insert a stent or tube into a blood vessel.
STENT has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since March 7, 2026.
NYT Crossword, March 14, 2026, 52 Across
Answer length: 9 squares
First letter
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E
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INTESTINE as a word: (anatomy, often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs; One of certain subdivisions of this part of the alimentary canal, such as the small or large intestine in human beings.
INTESTINE 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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