This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 11, 2025 (65 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.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
L _ _ _
First and last letters
L _ _ K
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LICK as a word: (transitive) To stroke with the tongue; (transitive) To lap; to take in with the tongue.
LICK has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 11, 2025.
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