This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, February 19, 2026 (20 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: 5 squares
First letter
B _ _ _ _
First and last letters
B _ _ _ S
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BLOWS as a word: A surname; Obsolete form of blue. [(countable and uncountable) The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea; the colour midway between green and violet in the visible sp....
BLOWS 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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