This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, January 29, 2026 (55 Down). 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: 4 squares
First letter
O _ _ _
First and last letters
O _ _ N
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OMEN as a word: Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury; A thing of prophetic significance.
OMEN has been an answer 12 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 7, 2025.
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