This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, March 19, 2026 (58 Across). 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: 5 squares
First letter
E _ _ _ _
First and last letters
E _ _ _ E
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About the answer
ELITE as a word: A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member o...; Representing the choicest or most select of a group.
ELITE has been an answer 10 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 29, 2025.
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