This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, December 21, 2025 (109 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Sunday puzzles are large (21 by 21) and themed, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
P _ _ _ _
First and last letters
P _ _ _ T
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About the answer
PETIT as a word: (now uncommon, of size) Petite: small, little; Petty, in its various senses:.
PETIT has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 21, 2025.
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