This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, September 10, 2026 (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: 8 squares
First letter
S _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ _ _ _ S
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SYNOPSIS as a word: (authorship) A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work; A reference work containing brief articles that taken together give an overview of an entire field.
SYNOPSIS 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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