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6 squares · NYT Crossword · March 15, 2026 · The answer stays hidden until you tap it

This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, March 15, 2026 (101 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Sunday puzzles are large (21 by 21) and themed, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.

Answer length: 6 squares

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R _ _ _ _ _

First and last letters

R _ _ _ _ N

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RESIGN as a word: (transitive or intransitive) To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status; (transitive) To give up; to relinquish ownership of.

RESIGN 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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