This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, September 10, 2026 (45 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
C _ _ _ _
First and last letters
C _ _ _ E
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CURSE as a word: A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone; To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
CURSE has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 5, 2025.
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