This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, August 9, 2026 (52 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: 6 squares
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S _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ _ D
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SNOWED as a word: (uncountable) The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and ...; (countable) An instance of the falling of snow (etymology 1, sense 1); a snowfall; also, a snowstorm.
SNOWED has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since August 9, 2026.
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