This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, January 18, 2026 (123 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: 5 squares
First letter
Y _ _ _ _
First and last letters
Y _ _ _ T
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YEAST as a word: An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines; A single-celled fungus of a wide variety of taxonomic families.
YEAST has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 18, 2026.
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