This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, April 23, 2026 (22 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: 7 squares
First letter
C _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
C _ _ _ _ _ S
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CICADAS as a word: Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings; The periodical cicada.
CICADAS 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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