This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, March 5, 2026 (61 Down). 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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Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
C _ _ _
First and last letters
C _ _ M
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CRAM as a word: (transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination; (transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
CRAM has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since March 5, 2026.
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