This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, September 17, 2026 (1 Across) and the NYT Crossword on Sunday, December 28, 2025 (61 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.
NYT Crossword, September 17, 2026, 1 Across
Answer length: 4 squares
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M _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ S
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MACS as a word: (astronomy) Abbreviation of MAssive Cluster Survey A survey for a statistically complete sample of distant (0.7>z>0.3) very X-ray luminous massive clusters o....
MACS has been an answer 7 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 21, 2025.
NYT Crossword, December 28, 2025, 61 Across
Answer length: 4 squares
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P _ _ _
First and last letters
P _ _ S
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PALS as a word: (military, US) Initialism of Pouch Attachment Ladder System.
PALS has been an answer 6 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 15, 2025.
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