This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, August 27, 2026 (52 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
W _ _ _ _
First and last letters
W _ _ _ S
Show the answer
About the answer
WASPS as a word: Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet; (entomology) Any of the members of suborder Apocrita, excepting the ants (family Formicidae) and bees (clade Anthophila).
WASPS has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
More clues from this puzzle
- Completely missed shot (44 Down)
- "It makes sense now!" (47 Down)
- Soak (48 Down)
- Microscopic (50 Down)
- Obsessively oriented (53 Down)
- Record, in a way (54 Down)
- A little too pleased with oneself (55 Down)
- Bloke (56 Down)
Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times
All crossword clues · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers