This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 (61 Across) and the NYT Crossword on Thursday, May 21, 2026 (27 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Tuesday puzzles are a step up from Monday but still mostly straightforward.
NYT Crossword, September 8, 2026, 61 Across
Answer length: 4 squares
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O _ _ _
First and last letters
O _ _ O
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About the answer
OREO as a word: (foods) A cookie made of two wafers joined with a sugary filling, particularly a Nabisco cookie with two alkalized cocoa-powder wafers around a white creme f...; (US, derogatory, ethnic slur) A black person who has overly assimilated into white culture, a black race traitor.
OREO has been an answer 20 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 23, 2025.
NYT Crossword, May 21, 2026, 27 Down
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
O _ _ _
First and last letters
O _ _ O
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