This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 (64 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
C _ _ _ _
First and last letters
C _ _ _ A
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About the answer
COTTA as a word: A surplice, in England and America usually one shorter and less full than the ordinary surplice and with short sleeves, or sometimes none; A kind of coarse woolen blanket.
COTTA 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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