This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 (56 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Tuesday puzzles are a step up from Monday but still mostly straightforward.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
D _ _ _
First and last letters
D _ _ K
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About the answer
DUNK as a word: (ambitransitive, basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power; (transitive) To submerge briefly in a liquid.
DUNK 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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