This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, March 28, 2026 (39 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: 7 squares
First letter
H _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
H _ _ _ _ _ Y
Show the answer
About the answer
HEARSAY as a word: Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated; (law) Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge.
HEARSAY has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
More clues from this puzzle
- Chinese brew (31 Down)
- Actor who played priests in "The Mission" (1986) and "Silence" (2016) (33 Down)
- Paramount subsidiary (35 Down)
- Had a following (38 Down)
- Flathead and brook are varieties of these (42 Down)
- Provider of virtual trips to Mars since 2003 (44 Down)
- Indication of having hit rock bottom (46 Down)
- Living ___ (47 Down)
Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times
All crossword clues · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers