This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 18, 2025 (1 Across). 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.
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Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
B _ _ _ _
First and last letters
B _ _ _ T
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About the answer
BOAST as a word: (intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself; (transitive) (used with "about" or "of") To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
BOAST 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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