This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, September 3, 2026 (65 Down). 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.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 3 squares
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N _ _
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About the answer
NUM as a word: Abbreviation of number. [Quantity.]; (grammar) Abbreviation of numeral. [A symbol that is not a word and represents a number, such as the Arabic numerals 1, 2, 3 or the Roman numerals I, V, X, L.].
NUM 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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