This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, April 19, 2026 (1 Down) and the NYT Crossword on Monday, December 1, 2025 (35 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.
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NYT Crossword, April 19, 2026, 1 Down
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
H _ _ _
First and last letters
H _ _ R
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HAIR as a word: (countable) A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals; (uncountable) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any pa....
HAIR has been an answer 4 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 7, 2025.
NYT Crossword, December 1, 2025, 35 Across
Answer length: 5 squares
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C _ _ _ _
First and last letters
C _ _ _ S
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CAGES as a word: An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals; The passenger compartment of a lift.
CAGES 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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