This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, June 6, 2026 (25 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: 4 squares
First letter
D _ _ _
First and last letters
D _ _ M
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DEEM as a word: (ditransitive) To hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's beliefs; to account; (ambitransitive) To think, judge, or have or hold as an opinion; to decide or believe on consideration; to suppose.
DEEM has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since March 4, 2026.
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