This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, August 22, 2026 (27 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: 3 squares
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LEO as a word: (chess) A fairy chess piece which moves analogously to the xiangqi cannon and queen, moving either orthogonally or diagonally and must hop over a piece of ei...; (astrology) The zodiac sign for the Lion, ruled by the Sun and covering July 23 - August 22 (tropical astrology) or August 16 - September 15 (sidereal astrol....
LEO has been an answer 11 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 3, 2025.
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