This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 (50 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
N _ _ _ _
First and last letters
N _ _ _ S
Show the answer
About the answer
NESTS as a word: A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young; A place used by a monotreme, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
NESTS has been an answer 6 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 21, 2025.
Other clues with the same answer
More clues from this puzzle
- Seminar head, informally (46 Down)
- Ice cream purchase (47 Down)
- Forearm-related, in a way (48 Down)
- Practice piece (49 Down)
- Palace, in Hindi (51 Down)
- Retail outlet with a store map at its entrance (54 Down)
- Garlic relative (55 Down)
- Strings of yore (56 Down)
Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times
All crossword clues · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers