This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Friday, December 26, 2025 (41 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Friday puzzles are themeless and hard, with clues that are vague on purpose.
Answer length: 6 squares
First letter
A _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
A _ _ _ _ D
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ATONED as a word: (ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency; (proscribed) To absolve (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.
ATONED 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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