This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, March 12, 2026 (63 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.
Answer length: 6 squares
First letter
M _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ _ _ E
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MORGUE as a word: A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, (now) particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts; (archaic) The archive and background information division of a newspaper.
MORGUE 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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