This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, November 20, 2025 (4 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
B _ _ _
First and last letters
B _ _ S
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BUDS as a word: (usually uncountable, slang) Potent cannabis taken from the flowering part of the plant (the "bud"), or marijuana generally; (US, Canada, Australia, slang, usually in the plural) Cannabis that has been taken from the flowering part of the plant intended to be smoked.
BUDS 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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