This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, October 26, 2025 (67 Down). 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: 6 squares
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ABDUCT as a word: (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap; (transitive, anatomy) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.
ABDUCT 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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