This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, January 22, 2026 (34 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Thursday puzzles often have a trick, such as a rebus (several letters in one square) or answers that bend the rules.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 3 squares
First letter
M _ _
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About the answer
MER as a word: (fantasy) merpeople; (chemistry) A repeat unit: a structural unit which through repetition forms a polymer.
MER has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 22, 2026.
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