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3 squares · NYT Crossword · July 16, 2026 · The answer stays hidden until you tap it

This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, July 16, 2026 (65 Down). 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: 3 squares

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GRE as a word: Any edition of the Graduate Record Examination or of any of its Subject Tests; Obsolete form of gree. [(obsolete) One of a flight of steps.].

GRE has been an answer 7 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 16, 2025.

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