This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, February 28, 2026 (39 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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POI as a word: (Hawaii) The traditional staple food of Hawaii, made by baking and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to fer...; A creamy Samoan dessert of ripe bananas mashed with coconut cream.
POI has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since February 28, 2026.
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