This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, November 13, 2025 (68 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: 4 squares
First letter
R _ _ _
First and last letters
R _ _ S
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ROBS as a word: (transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence; (transitive) To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
ROBS 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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