This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, March 8, 2026 (24 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: 3 squares
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SAP as a word: (uncountable) The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition; (slang, countable) A naive person; a simpleton.
SAP has been an answer 9 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 12, 2026.
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