This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, March 7, 2026 (68 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
Answer length: 5 squares
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S _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ T
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STENT as a word: A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure; (medicine) To insert a stent or tube into a blood vessel.
STENT has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since March 7, 2026.
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