This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, October 29, 2026 (36 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
W _ _ _ _
First and last letters
W _ _ _ P
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WHELP as a word: A young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger,...; (derogatory) An insolent youth; a mere child.
WHELP 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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