This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, April 9, 2026 (36 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.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
A _ _ _ _
First and last letters
A _ _ _ T
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About the answer
ADAPT as a word: (transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust; (transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.
ADAPT has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 24, 2025.
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