This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 (49 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
Answer length: 6 squares
First letter
S _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ _ E
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SAMPLE as a word: A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; (statistics) A subset or portion of a population that is systematically selected for measurement, observation, or questioning, with the objective of generati....
SAMPLE 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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