This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, November 5, 2026 (22 Across). 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.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
K _ _ _ _
First and last letters
K _ _ _ S
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KILNS as a word: An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preservi...; To bake in a kiln; to fire.
KILNS has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 10, 2025.
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