This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 (45 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
Answer length: 6 squares
First letter
L _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
L _ _ _ _ T
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LOCUST as a word: Any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, especially m...; Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; locust tree.
LOCUST 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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