This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, January 25, 2026 (107 Across). 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: 4 squares
First letter
M _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ H
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MOTH as a word: Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflie...; (figurative) Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.
MOTH has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 20, 2025.
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