This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 (20 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
Answer length: 4 squares
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P _ _ _
First and last letters
P _ _ T
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PANT as a word: (ambitransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp; A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.
PANT has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since March 18, 2026.
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