This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, March 21, 2026 (61 Across). 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.
Answer length: 7 squares
First letter
C _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
C _ _ _ _ _ K
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COSSACK as a word: A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbour...; A member of a military unit (typically cavalry, originally recruited exclusively from the above).
COSSACK 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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