This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, November 15, 2025 (25 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
Answer length: 6 squares
First letter
R _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
R _ _ _ _ T
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REPENT as a word: (intransitive) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of"; (theology, intransitive) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to practice sin and to love.
REPENT 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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