This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, November 16, 2025 (96 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Sunday puzzles are large (21 by 21) and themed, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
Answer length: 5 squares
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A _ _ _ H
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ABASH as a word: (transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to ...; (intransitive, obsolete) To lose self-possession; to become ashamed.
ABASH has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 16, 2025.
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