This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 (1 Across and 17 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
NYT Crossword, November 26, 2025, 1 Across
Answer length: 4 squares
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H _ _ _
First and last letters
H _ _ D
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HIND as a word: Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts); Backward; to the rear.
HIND has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 26, 2025.
NYT Crossword, November 26, 2025, 17 Across
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
B _ _ _
First and last letters
B _ _ T
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BUTT as a word: (countable) The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end; (Canada, US, Cumbria, Philippines, slang) The buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
BUTT 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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