This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, February 12, 2026 (34 Across) and the Mini Crossword on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 (3 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.
NYT Crossword, February 12, 2026, 34 Across
Answer length: 6 squares
First letter
C _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
C _ _ _ _ L
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CORRAL as a word: An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one; An enclosure or area to concentrate a dispersed group.
CORRAL has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
Mini Crossword, February 3, 2026, 3 Down
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
W _ _ _ _
First and last letters
W _ _ _ E
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WRITE as a word: (ambitransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate; (transitive) To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
WRITE 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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