This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, April 26, 2026 (106 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
First letter
S _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ N
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STAN as a word: (Internet slang, sometimes derogatory) An extremely obsessive fan of a person, group, character, or creative work, particularly one whose fixation is unhealt...; (slang, transitive, intransitive) To act as a stan (for); to be an obsessive fan (of).
STAN has been an answer 9 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 3, 2025.
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