This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 25, 2025 (19 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
G _ _ _ _
First and last letters
G _ _ _ S
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GEEKS as a word: (colloquial) A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an at...; (colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.
GEEKS 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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