This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, October 22, 2026 (29 Down) and the NYT Crossword on Sunday, November 2, 2025 (89 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.
NYT Crossword, October 22, 2026, 29 Down
Answer length: 6 squares
First letter
S _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ _ D
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SACRED as a word: Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy; Religious; relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular.
SACRED has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
NYT Crossword, November 2, 2025, 89 Down
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
H _ _ _
First and last letters
H _ _ Y
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HOLY as a word: Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god; Revered in a religion.
HOLY 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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