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3 squares · NYT Crossword · December 7, 2025 · The answer stays hidden until you tap it

This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, December 7, 2025 (117 Down). 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: 3 squares

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M _ _

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MET as a word: (obsolete, impersonal) To dream; to occur (to one) in a dream; (US) The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

MET has been an answer 9 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 4, 2025.

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