This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, May 24, 2026 (2 Down). 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: 4 squares
First letter
E _ _ _
First and last letters
E _ _ S
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About the answer
EROS as a word: Physical love; sexual desire; A winged figure of a child representing love or its power.
EROS has been an answer 9 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 11, 2025.
Other clues with the same answer
- God with a bow and arrow
- Mythical lover
- God depicted with a bow
- Greek god whose name becomes a flower if you move the first letter to the end
- Subject of the Bouguereau painting "The Abduction of Psyche"
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- Greek god of love
- Greek god who shoots (and sounds like!) arrows
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