This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, July 4, 2026 (23 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
A clue in quotation marks is something a person might say. Look for another way of saying it, or the reply it suggests.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
S _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ D
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About the answer
SEND as a word: (transitive, ditransitive) To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone); (transitive, slang) To get one going; move to excitement or rapture; to delight or thrill.
SEND has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 15, 2026.
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