This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, July 25, 2026 (55 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.
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Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
G _ _ _ _
First and last letters
G _ _ _ S
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GENES as a word: Genes, from 2003, is the first album released by Dave Couse since the breakup of A House in 1997; a quarterly peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that is published by MDPI.
GENES has been an answer 4 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 23, 2026.
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