This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, February 26, 2026 (46 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.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 7 squares
First letter
N _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
N _ _ _ _ _ A
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NATASHA as a word: A female given name from Russian, Ukrainian borrowed from Russian in the twentieth century, diminutive of Natalia and Natalya.
NATASHA has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since February 26, 2026.
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