This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, November 6, 2025 (21 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.
Answer length: 6 squares
First letter
C _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
C _ _ _ _ S
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CAUCUS as a word: A usually preliminary meeting of party members to nominate candidates for public office or delegates to be sent to a nominating convention, or to confer rega...; A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party.
CAUCUS 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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