This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, November 7, 2026 (26 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
Answer length: 3 squares
First letter
O _ _
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OPE as a word: (Cornwall) An alley or narrow passage (an opening between houses, buildings, etc); (dialectal or poetic, otherwise archaic, ambitransitive) To open.
OPE has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since June 7, 2026.
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