This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 (58 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
Answer length: 3 squares
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TUN as a word: A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.); Synonym of long ton: a unit of mass equal to 2240 pounds, 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.
TUN 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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