This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 4, 2025 (50 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: 5 squares
First letter
O _ _ _ _
First and last letters
O _ _ _ T
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ORBIT as a word: The curved path of one object around a point or another body; (astronomy) An elliptical movement of an object about a celestial object or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
ORBIT has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 4, 2025.
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