This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, March 12, 2026 (43 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.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
A _ _ _ _
First and last letters
A _ _ _ E
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ATONE as a word: (ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency; (proscribed) To absolve (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.
ATONE has been an answer 10 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 28, 2025.
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