This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, January 8, 2026 (28 Down). 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: 4 squares
First letter
H _ _ _
First and last letters
H _ _ P
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HARP as a word: (music) A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and a...; Any instrument of the same musicological type.
HARP has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 8, 2026.
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