This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 25, 2025 (39 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: 6 squares
First letter
P _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
P _ _ _ _ D
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About the answer
PERIOD as a word: (now chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation); A length of time.
PERIOD 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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