This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, May 23, 2026 (44 Across). 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: 9 squares
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E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ M
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ECTOPLASM as a word: (parapsychology) A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead; (parapsychology) An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost.
ECTOPLASM 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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