This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, November 13, 2025 (49 Down). 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: 6 squares
First letter
W _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
W _ _ _ _ S
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WHEELS as a word: (by metonymy, deriving from meronymy) An automobile or other vehicle; a set of wheels; (bodybuilding, slang) Well-developed thigh muscles.
WHEELS 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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