This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, November 23, 2025 (72 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Sunday puzzles are large (21 by 21) and themed, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
Answer length: 9 squares
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Z _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
Z _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E
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About the answer
ZOLAESQUE as a word: In the literary or thematic style of the French writer Émile Zola (1840, 1902).
ZOLAESQUE 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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