This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, August 23, 2026 (56 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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E _ _ _ R
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EIDER as a word: Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their ow...; A river in Germany, the boundary between Schleswig and Holstein.
EIDER has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since August 11, 2026.
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