This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, June 21, 2026 (124 Across). 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.
Answer length: 7 squares
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S _ _ _ _ _ _
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S _ _ _ _ _ A
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SAVANNA as a word: A mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close; A city in Carroll County, Illinois, United States, across the Mississippi from Iowa.
SAVANNA 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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