This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, April 25, 2026 (25 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
Answer length: 3 squares
First letter
G _ _
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GAT as a word: (originally 1920s gangster slang) Any type of gun, usually a pistol; (slang) To shoot someone with a pistol or other handheld firearm.
GAT has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
More clues from this puzzle
- Curved shape (20 Across)
- "___ Mía" (2014 Latin pop hit) (21 Across)
- Suffix akin to -ess (23 Across)
- "There you have it!" (24 Across)
- Source of many an explosive news story (26 Across)
- Get one over on (27 Across)
- "So that's how it's gonna be, I guess" (28 Across)
- Air traveler's connection (31 Across)
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