This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, August 6, 2026 (9 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.
How to read this clue
This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
E _ _ _ _
First and last letters
E _ _ _ E
Show the answer
About the answer
EDDIE as a word: A diminutive of Edward, Edgar, Edwin, or other male given names beginning with Ed-; (Canada, informal) A member of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment.
EDDIE has been an answer 4 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since February 8, 2026.
Other clues with the same answer
More clues from this puzzle
- Singer Braxton (1 Across)
- Like some winter windshields (5 Across)
- Soon (14 Across)
- "Me, too" (15 Across)
- Stable job (16 Across)
- Spirit of the Caribbean (17 Across)
Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times
All crossword clues · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers