This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, November 13, 2025 (41 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: 3 squares
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PUB as a word: (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment ...; (informal, intransitive) To go to one or more public houses.
PUB has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 13, 2025.
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