This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, October 15, 2026 (16 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: 5 squares
First letter
A _ _ _ _
First and last letters
A _ _ _ I
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ABACI as a word: A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads slidin...; (architecture) The uppermost portion of the capital of a column immediately under the architrave, in some cases a flat oblong or square slab, in others more ....
ABACI 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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