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5 squares · NYT Crossword · November 13, 2025 · The answer stays hidden until you tap it

This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, November 13, 2025 (25 Down). 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

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D _ _ _ _

First and last letters

D _ _ _ B

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DENEB as a word: (astronomy) A blue giant star in the constellation Cygnus; Alpha (α) Cygni. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle. Deneb is one of the brightest stars i....

DENEB has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 13, 2025.

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