This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, July 16, 2026 (29 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: 9 squares
First letter
M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E
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About the answer
MILLIPEDE as a word: Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body se....
MILLIPEDE 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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