This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, April 25, 2026 (49 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
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"Abbr." or "for short" means the answer is itself an abbreviation or a shortened form.
Answer length: 3 squares
First letter
C _ _
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About the answer
COL as a word: (geography) A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks; (meteorology) A pressure region between two anticyclones and two low-pressure regions.
COL has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
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