This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 4, 2025 (37 Down). 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: 8 squares
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ASTEROID as a word: (astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a sta...; (astronomy) In the Solar system, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter.
ASTEROID 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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