This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, May 7, 2026 (22 Across). 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: 5 squares
First letter
N _ _ _ _
First and last letters
N _ _ _ S
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About the answer
NAILS as a word: The four round-topped pedestals outside the Corn Exchange in Bristol on which bargains used to be struck; A surname.
NAILS 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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