This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, March 8, 2026 (10 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.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
A _ _ _ _
First and last letters
A _ _ _ R
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About the answer
APGAR as a word: (emergency medicine) appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration (used to remember how to give a newborn an Apgar score); A Dutch or North-German surname transferred from the given name.
APGAR 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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