This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Friday, April 3, 2026 (52 Down) and the NYT Crossword on Sunday, December 28, 2025 (69 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Friday puzzles are themeless and hard, with clues that are vague on purpose.
NYT Crossword, April 3, 2026, 52 Down
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
T _ _ _
First and last letters
T _ _ E
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TORE as a word: (geometry) The surface described by the circumference of a circle revolving about a straight line in its own plane; The solid enclosed by such a surface; an anchor ring.
TORE has been an answer 6 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 5, 2025.
NYT Crossword, December 28, 2025, 69 Across
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
S _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ T
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SPLIT as a word: (transitive, ergative, of something solid) To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line; (intransitive, of something solid, particularly wood) To break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
SPLIT has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 28, 2025.
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