This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, November 27, 2025 (56 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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A clue in quotation marks is something a person might say. Look for another way of saying it, or the reply it suggests.
Answer length: 3 squares
First letter
Y _ _
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About the answer
YOW as a word: A surname; Alternative form of yowe. [(dialectal, UK, Scotland) A ewe; a female sheep.].
YOW has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 15, 2025.
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