This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, November 5, 2026 (52 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.
How to read this clue
This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 6 squares
First letter
M _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ _ _ O
Show the answer
About the answer
MERINO as a word: (uncountable) The wool of this sheep; The fabric made from this wool (or from any similar yarn).
MERINO has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
More clues from this puzzle
- Wildebeests (42 Down)
- Go on the road (43 Down)
- Solidify (48 Down)
- Digs (50 Down)
- Vernacular (53 Down)
- Medical inserts (54 Down)
- Galileo, for one (56 Down)
- Get together (57 Down)
Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times
All crossword clues · How to read tricky clues · Most common answers · Clues by answer length · Difficulty by day · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers