This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, November 2, 2025 (62 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: 5 squares
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L _ _ _ _
First and last letters
L _ _ _ S
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LUTES as a word: A fretted stringed instrument, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body an...; To play on a lute, or as if on a lute.
LUTES has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 2, 2025.
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