This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 4, 2025 (7 Down). 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.
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AGILE as a word: (chiefly software engineering) Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving coll...; (chiefly software engineering) Agile software development.
AGILE has been an answer 7 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 4, 2025.
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