This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, August 1, 2026 (22 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.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
M _ _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ _ A
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MORIA as a word: Excessive frivolity; an inability to be serious; A town in Mytilene, Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece in the Aegean, Mediterranean, off the coast of Anatolia.
MORIA 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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