This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 (26 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
Answer length: 7 squares
First letter
D _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
D _ _ _ _ _ S
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DESIGNS as a word: A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system; A specification of an object or process, referring to requirements to be satisfied and thus conditions to be met for them to solve a problem.
DESIGNS 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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