This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, November 1, 2025 (53 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: 5 squares
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I _ _ _ _
First and last letters
I _ _ _ A
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INSTA as a word: (informal, chiefly text messaging, Internet slang) Clipping of Instagram. [(Internet) An online photo- and video-sharing social networking service, originall...; (informal, chiefly text messaging, Internet slang) Clipping of Instagram. [(intransitive) To use the social networking service Instagram.].
INSTA has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 1, 2025.
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