This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Friday, January 23, 2026 (49 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Friday puzzles are themeless and hard, with clues that are vague on purpose.
Answer length: 10 squares
First letter
C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Y
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CREATIVITY
About the answer
CREATIVITY as a word: The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product; A nontheistic religion based on religious naturalism and white racialism.
CREATIVITY 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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