This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 (33 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Tuesday puzzles are a step up from Monday but still mostly straightforward.
How to read this clue
This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
H _ _ _
First and last letters
H _ _ K
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About the answer
HUCK as a word: (transitive, Ultimate Frisbee) To throw a frisbee a long distance; (intransitive, Ultimate Frisbee) To make a long throw with the frisbee; to start a point by making such a throw.
HUCK 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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