This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, November 20, 2025 (45 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.
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Answer length: 3 squares
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O _ _
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ODE as a word: A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropri...; (slang) An odonate; a dragonfly or damselfly.
ODE has been an answer 23 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 20, 2025.
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