This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, March 14, 2026 (13 Down) and the NYT Crossword on Monday, January 19, 2026 (4 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
NYT Crossword, March 14, 2026, 13 Down
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
R _ _ _ _
First and last letters
R _ _ _ S
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READS as a word: (transitive or intransitive) To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written; (transitive or intransitive) To speak aloud words or other information that is written. (often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object).
READS has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since March 14, 2026.
NYT Crossword, January 19, 2026, 4 Down
Answer length: 7 squares
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T _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
T _ _ _ _ _ S
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TRYOUTS as a word: A test of the suitability or effectiveness of a person or thing, especially an audition for a performer or athlete, or the advance staging of a play at a sma....
TRYOUTS 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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