This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 (40 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Tuesday puzzles are a step up from Monday but still mostly straightforward.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
Y _ _ _ _
First and last letters
Y _ _ _ A
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YUCCA as a word: Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca, having long, pointed, and rigid leaves at the top of a woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy w...; (now proscribed, obsolete) The yuca (cassava).
YUCCA 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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