This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, October 15, 2026 (30 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.
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"E.g." means the clue gives an example, and the answer names the group it belongs to.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
O _ _ _
First and last letters
O _ _ S
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About the answer
ORBS as a word: A spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star; Celestial sphere; one of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be enclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their....
ORBS has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since March 13, 2026.
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