This clue appeared in the Mini Crossword on Saturday, March 21, 2026 (3 Down) and the NYT Crossword on Monday, November 17, 2025 (41 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it.
Mini Crossword, March 21, 2026, 3 Down
Answer length: 3 squares
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E _ _
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About the answer
EGO as a word: The self, especially with a sense of self-importance; A person's self-esteem and opinion of themselves.
EGO has been an answer 13 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 17, 2025.
NYT Crossword, November 17, 2025, 41 Across
Answer length: 3 squares
First letter
E _ _
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Other clues with the same answer
- It's mine, all mine!
- Freudian "I"
- "S.N.L." alum Nwodim
- Sense of self
- Achievement for Whoopi Goldberg and Rita Moreno, in brief
- Alter ___ (secondary identity)
- Mediator between the id and the ideal, in Freudian psychology
- Freudian origin of defense mechanisms
- A big one might be challenging to work with
- One of the "six enemies of the mind," in Hinduism
- That's a me problem
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- Painful eye malady (8 Down)
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