This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, October 3, 2026 (12 Down) and the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 (50 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.
NYT Crossword, October 3, 2026, 12 Down
Answer length: 10 squares
First letter
N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T
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NOTHINGBUT
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NOTHINGBUT has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
NYT Crossword, April 29, 2026, 50 Across
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
M _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ E
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MERE as a word: Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected; Boundary, limit; a boundary-marker; boundary-line.
MERE has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 23, 2025.
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