This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, August 2, 2026 (107 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Sunday puzzles are large (21 by 21) and themed, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
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Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
B _ _ _
First and last letters
B _ _ U
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About the answer
BLEU as a word: (bilingual evaluation understudy) an algorithm for evaluating the quality of text which has been machine-translated from one natural language to another; William James McAuley III (born July 18, 1975), alias Bleu, is an American musician and a record producer.
BLEU 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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