This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, October 31, 2026 (13 Down). 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.
Answer length: 8 squares
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LICORICE as a word: (uncountable) A type of candy made from that plant's dried root or its extract; (countable) A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
LICORICE 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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