This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Friday, January 30, 2026 (43 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Friday puzzles are themeless and hard, with clues that are vague on purpose.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
T _ _ _ _
First and last letters
T _ _ _ E
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About the answer
TILDE as a word: A symbol ⟨~⟩, with various names and uses, also known as swung dash or wave dash. In the computer industry, various other names may be used, such as squiggle...; The character encoded as decimal 126 in the 1967 ASCII character set, and later in the 1992 Unicode character set.
TILDE 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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