This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, December 28, 2025 (119 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Sunday puzzles are large (21 by 21) and themed, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
Answer length: 5 squares
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A _ _ _ _
First and last letters
A _ _ _ E
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ATONE as a word: (ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency; (proscribed) To absolve (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.
ATONE has been an answer 10 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 28, 2025.
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