This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, October 29, 2026 (52 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.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
F _ _ _
First and last letters
F _ _ E
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About the answer
FIXE as a word: Archaic form of fix. [(transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.].
FIXE 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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