This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 18, 2025 (1 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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BEDS as a word: (UK, in postal addresses) Abbreviation of Bedfordshire. [A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertf....
BEDS has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 3, 2025.
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