This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, November 5, 2026 (12 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.
Answer length: 8 squares
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A _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
A _ _ _ _ _ _ M
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ANGSTROM as a word: (physics, metrology) A unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the sy...; Alternative letter-case form of angstrom.
ANGSTROM 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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