This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, September 3, 2026 (19 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: 6 squares
First letter
E _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
E _ _ _ _ E
Show the answer
About the answer
ENABLE as a word: To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to; To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means, opportunities, and the like.
ENABLE has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 31, 2025.
Other clues with the same answer
More clues from this puzzle
- She can speak more than 20 languages (13 Across)
- Lead-in to haw (14 Across)
- Followed (15 Across)
- Show with the classic episodes "The Puffy Shirt" and "The Little Kicks" (17 Across)
- Noodle (20 Across)
- On, in French (21 Across)
- Successes for sluggers, for short (23 Across)
- Like some pants or haircuts (24 Across)
Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times
All crossword clues · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers