This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, January 17, 2026 (31 Across). 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: 4 squares
First letter
C _ _ _
First and last letters
C _ _ A
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COCA as a word: The dried leaf of one of these plants, the South American shrub (Erythroxylum coca), widely cultivated in Andean countries, which is the source of cocaine an...; Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
COCA has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 17, 2026.
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