This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, February 26, 2026 (16 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.
Answer length: 8 squares
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ANTEATER as a word: Any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their lo...; Any of some other not closely related species that feed with ants, including pangolin (scaly anteater), echidna (spiny anteater), aardvark (African anteater)....
ANTEATER 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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