This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, May 9, 2026 (44 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: 3 squares
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RHO as a word: (finance) The sensitivity of the option value to the risk-free interest rate; The seventeenth letter of the Modern Greek and Classical alphabets and the nineteenth letter of Old and Ancient.
RHO has been an answer 8 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since February 8, 2026.
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