This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, October 30, 2025 (16 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.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
W _ _ _
First and last letters
W _ _ E
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WAKE as a word: (intransitive) (often followed by up) To stop sleeping; (transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
WAKE has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 30, 2025.
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