This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, September 26, 2026 (31 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
Answer length: 7 squares
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P _ _ _ _ _ N
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PELOTON as a word: (cycle racing) A group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack; (military, chiefly historical) Synonym of platoon (“a small group of soldiers”) or section (cognate with the former; not invariably synonymous with it, depen....
PELOTON 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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