This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, August 13, 2026 (17 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.
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Answer length: 8 squares
First letter
L _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
L _ _ _ _ _ _ S
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LOBSTERS as a word: a British documentary film made in 1935 and released in 1936 about lobster fishermen in the port of Littlehampton in Sussex, England and is one of the first ....
LOBSTERS 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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