This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, March 22, 2026 (69 Across). 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.
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Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
S _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ E
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About the answer
SHAME as a word: An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have bee...; Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision.
SHAME has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 29, 2025.
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