This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, January 31, 2026 (27 Across). 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.
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Answer length: 8 squares
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B _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
B _ _ _ _ _ _ E
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BASSLINE as a word: (music, countable) The relatively low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of popular music; (music, uncountable) A music genre, closely related to UK garage, that originated in South Yorkshire and the West Midlands in the early 2000s, having a four-....
BASSLINE 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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