This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, February 19, 2026 (23 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.
Answer length: 4 squares
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S _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ L
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SILL as a word: (architecture, also "window sill") A breast wall; window breast; horizontal brink which forms the base of a window; (construction) A threshold; horizontal structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings, or lying on the ground, and bearing the ....
SILL has been an answer 4 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since February 19, 2026.
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