This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, August 6, 2026 (21 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.
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Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
P _ _ _
First and last letters
P _ _ G
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About the answer
PRIG as a word: A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner; (archaic) A conceited dandy; a fop.
PRIG has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since August 6, 2026.
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