This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, January 29, 2026 (61 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.
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A clue in quotation marks is something a person might say. Look for another way of saying it, or the reply it suggests.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
N _ _ _
First and last letters
N _ _ E
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About the answer
NOPE as a word: (informal) A negative reply, no; (slang) An intensely undesirable thing, such as a circumstance or an animal, eliciting immediate repulsion without possibility of further consideration.
NOPE has been an answer 8 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 13, 2025.
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