This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, December 7, 2025 (67 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
G _ _ _ _
First and last letters
G _ _ _ L
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GAVEL as a word: A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to acce...; (metonymic, chiefly US) The beginning or end of legal proceedings.
GAVEL 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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