This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, July 18, 2026 (43 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: 5 squares
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G _ _ _ _
First and last letters
G _ _ _ S
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GLASS as a word: (usually uncountable) An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixtu...; (countable, uncountable, by extension) Any amorphous solid (one without a regular crystal lattice).
GLASS has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since April 22, 2026.
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