This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, May 28, 2026 (59 Across). 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: 6 squares
First letter
P _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
P _ _ _ _ S
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PLEATS as a word: (sewing) A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freed...; (transitive) To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.
PLEATS 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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