This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, January 24, 2026 (43 Down). 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
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V _ _ _
First and last letters
V _ _ E
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VANE as a word: A weather vane; Any of several usually relatively thin, rigid, flat, or sometimes curved surfaces radially mounted along an axis, as a blade in a turbine or a sail on a wind....
VANE has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 24, 2026.
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