This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, April 16, 2026 (33 Across) and the NYT Crossword on Sunday, January 4, 2026 (96 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Thursday puzzles often have a trick, such as a rebus (several letters in one square) or answers that bend the rules.
NYT Crossword, April 16, 2026, 33 Across
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
B _ _ _
First and last letters
B _ _ T
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BENT as a word: (with on) Determined or insistent; inclined, set; (colloquial, chiefly UK) Corrupt, dishonest.
BENT 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, January 4, 2026, 96 Across
Answer length: 6 squares
First letter
A _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
A _ _ _ _ T
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ASLANT as a word: (archaic, literary) Slanting; (archaic, literary) At a slant.
ASLANT 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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