This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, August 6, 2026 (46 Across). 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: 4 squares
First letter
M _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ O
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MIRO as a word: A portia tree (Thespesia populnea), of dark, durable, attractive wood; (New Zealand) A large conifer of New Zealand, Pectinopitys ferruginea (syn. Prumnopitys ferruginea), with narrow leaves and reddish fruit; the wood of this tree.
MIRO 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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