This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, September 10, 2026 (42 Down). 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.
Answer length: 6 squares
First letter
O _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
O _ _ _ _ S
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OUTGAS as a word: To release gaseous substances into the air, especially of a polymer material as it is aged or heated; Gaseous substances released into the air, especially from a polymer material as it is aged or heated.
OUTGAS 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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