This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, October 15, 2026 (37 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Thursday puzzles often have a trick, such as a rebus (several letters in one square) or answers that bend the rules.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 9 squares
First letter
L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D
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About the answer
LAMBASTED as a word: To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly; (dated in UK English but not US English) To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.
LAMBASTED has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
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