This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, July 23, 2026 (27 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: 5 squares
First letter
N _ _ _ _
First and last letters
N _ _ _ N
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NISAN as a word: (Judaism) The seventh month of the civil year and the first month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar.
NISAN has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
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