This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, July 9, 2026 (61 Down), the NYT Crossword on Friday, May 8, 2026 (8 Down), the NYT Crossword on Thursday, April 2, 2026 (18 Across), the NYT Crossword on Friday, February 27, 2026 (22 Across), the NYT Crossword on Sunday, January 11, 2026 (110 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.
NYT Crossword, July 9, 2026, 61 Down
Answer length: 3 squares
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A _ _
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ASS as a word: (countable and uncountable) The buttocks; Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.
ASS has been an answer 20 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 31, 2025.
NYT Crossword, May 8, 2026, 8 Down
Answer length: 3 squares
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NYT Crossword, April 2, 2026, 18 Across
Answer length: 4 squares
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Y _ _ _
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Y _ _ K
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YANK as a word: (transitive) To pull (something) with a quick, strong action; A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
YANK has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 6, 2025.
NYT Crossword, February 27, 2026, 22 Across
Answer length: 3 squares
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T _ _
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TIC as a word: (neurology) A sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization; (intransitive) To exhibit a tic; to undergo a sudden, semi-voluntary muscle movement.
TIC has been an answer 6 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since February 4, 2026.
NYT Crossword, January 11, 2026, 110 Down
Answer length: 3 squares
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