This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, July 30, 2026 (14 Down). 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: 7 squares
First letter
P _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
P _ _ _ _ _ Y
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PTOLEMY as a word: Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90, c. 168 AD), a Greek-speaking mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer who lived in the Hellenistic culture of Alexan...; Ptolemy I Soter ("Ptolemy the Savior", 367 BC, 283 BC), a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who was the ruler of Egypt (323 B.C.E, 283 B.C.E) and ....
PTOLEMY 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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