This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, October 24, 2026 (37 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: 3 squares
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PUN as a word: A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused; (intransitive) To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.
PUN has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 13, 2026.
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