This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, October 24, 2026 (44 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
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Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
M _ _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ _ A
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About the answer
MENSA as a word: Mensa International, an organization for people with very high IQs; (astronomy) A summer constellation of the southern sky, originally named after Table Mountain in South Africa. It lies between the constellations of Hydrus a....
MENSA has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since February 24, 2026.
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