This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, July 5, 2026 (89 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Sunday puzzles are large (21 by 21) and themed, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
Answer length: 7 squares
First letter
B _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
B _ _ _ _ _ M
Show the answer
About the answer
BOREDOM as a word: (uncountable) The state of being bored; (countable) An instance or period of being bored; a bored state.
BOREDOM 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
- ___ pork (dish in a Chinese restaurant) (79 Down)
- Tale of rustic life (83 Down)
- "Vidi," in Caesar's boast (84 Down)
- Satirist Freberg (87 Down)
- Rocks smelted to make steel (90 Down)
- Conflict sparked by an archduke's assassination: Abbr. (91 Down)
- San Francisco's ___ Valley (92 Down)
- Madrid's land, in the Olympics (93 Down)
Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times
All crossword clues · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers