This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, April 12, 2026 (38 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: 4 squares
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N _ _ _
First and last letters
N _ _ E
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NENE as a word: The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957; A river that rises in Northamptonshire, England, and flows through Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Lincolnshire to the sea at The Wash.
NENE has been an answer 8 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since February 14, 2026.
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