This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, January 1, 2026 (5 Across). 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: 4 squares
First letter
R _ _ _
First and last letters
R _ _ P
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RASP as a word: (intransitive) To use a rasp; A coarse file or filelike tool, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised b....
RASP has been an answer 7 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 12, 2025.
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