This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, November 1, 2025 (3 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
Answer length: 5 squares
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A _ _ _ _
First and last letters
A _ _ _ D
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AILED as a word: (intransitive) To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled; (transitive) To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.).
AILED 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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