This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, April 16, 2026 (41 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
S _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ _ _ S
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SCRIBES as a word: a minimalist lightweight free text editor Linux and BSD designed for the GNOME desktop licensed under the terms of the GPL-2.0-or-later license; Scribes, The American Society of Legal Writers, is an organization dedicated to encouraging legal writers and improving legal writing throughout the entire l....
SCRIBES 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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