This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, August 1, 2026 (33 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.
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Answer length: 9 squares
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ASTRONOMY as a word: The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in th...; (obsolete) Astrology.
ASTRONOMY 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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