This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 11, 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.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
M _ _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ _ L
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METAL as a word: Any of a number of chemical elements in the periodic table that form a metallic bond with other metal atoms; generally shiny, somewhat malleable and hard, of...; Any material with similar physical properties as those chemical elements, especially as a combination of several of them, such as an alloy.
METAL 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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