This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, May 9, 2026 (47 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: 6 squares
First letter
S _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ _ S
Show the answer
About the answer
SCOURS as a word: (veterinary medicine) Diarrhea in horses and cattle caused by intestinal infection; (dated) A place where wool was washed and cleaned.
SCOURS has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
More clues from this puzzle
- Pomegranate morsel (42 Across)
- Certain razorback (43 Across)
- Letter in Socrates' and Aristotle's names (44 Across)
- Still active after all these years (45 Across)
- ___ paratha (cheese-filled flatbread) (49 Across)
- Great find in the candy aisle, by the sound of it (51 Across)
- Things to let: Abbr. (53 Across)
- "I could be wrong, but ...," for short (54 Across)
Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times
All crossword clues · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers