This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, January 4, 2026 (25 Across). 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: 3 squares
First letter
N _ _
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About the answer
NEO as a word: A male given name originating as a coinage; A surname.
NEO has been an answer 14 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 10, 2025.
Other clues with the same answer
- Hero famously "red-pilled," in film
- New start?
- "The Matrix" character
- Paleo- : old :: ___ : new
- Opposite of paleo-
- "The Matrix" character whose name, aptly, is an anagram of ONE
- Prefix with liberal
- Lead-in to liberalism
- ___-Latin (like some modern coinages)
- Prefix with classic
- Prefix with natal
- Iconic repeated Keanu Reeves role
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- "That's enough bickering!" (22 Across)
- Valletta's land (24 Across)
- Max's opposite (27 Across)
- Good ol' boy (29 Across)
- Actor Thomas ___ Church (31 Across)
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