This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, August 13, 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.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
S _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ P
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STUMP as a word: The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb; (politics) The place or occasion at which a campaign takes place; the husting.
STUMP has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since August 13, 2026.
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