This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, June 4, 2026 (54 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.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
S _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ T
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STENT as a word: A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure; (medicine) To insert a stent or tube into a blood vessel.
STENT has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since March 7, 2026.
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