This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, June 20, 2026 (60 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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Answer length: 3 squares
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SOL as a word: In full nuevo sol or new sol: the main currency unit of Peru which replaced the inti in 1991; also, a coin of this value; (music) In a movable-do or tonic sol-fa system: the fifth step in a scale, preceded by fa and followed by la.
SOL has been an answer 4 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since June 20, 2026.
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