This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 11, 2025 (43 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: 4 squares
First letter
S _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ P
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SEEP as a word: (intransitive) To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc; (intransitive, figurative) To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.
SEEP has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 14, 2025.
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