This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, December 28, 2025 (5 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: 3 squares
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HAT as a word: (clothing) A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other de...; (figuratively) A particular role or capacity that a person might fill.
HAT has been an answer 9 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 5, 2025.
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