This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, October 1, 2026 (37 Across) and the NYT Crossword on Sunday, November 9, 2025 (6 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.
NYT Crossword, October 1, 2026, 37 Across
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
S _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ T
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SAINT as a word: (religion, generally) A deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety...; (Christianity) One of the blessed in heaven.
SAINT has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 15, 2025.
NYT Crossword, November 9, 2025, 6 Across
Answer length: 6 squares
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M _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ _ _ R
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MARTYR as a word: One who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's religious be...; (by extension) One who sacrifices their life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.
MARTYR 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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