This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, August 6, 2026 (15 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.
How to read this clue
A clue in quotation marks is something a person might say. Look for another way of saying it, or the reply it suggests.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
S _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ E
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About the answer
SAME as a word: Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical; Lacking variety from; indistinguishable.
SAME 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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