This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, April 9, 2026 (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
P _ _ _
First and last letters
P _ _ P
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PLOP as a word: To make the sound of an object dropping into a body of liquid; (countable) A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
PLOP has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since April 9, 2026.
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