This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Monday, December 8, 2025 (13 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Monday puzzles are the easiest of the week, so the clue is likely a plain definition.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
O _ _ _ _
First and last letters
O _ _ _ A
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About the answer
OPERA as a word: (music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance; (music) The genre of such works, the art of composing operas.
OPERA has been an answer 11 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 8, 2025.
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- Work of Bellini or Bizet
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