This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 18, 2025 (5 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.
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Answer length: 3 squares
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TIN as a word: (uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn; (metonymic) Iron or steel sheet metal that is coated with tin as an anticorrosion protectant.
TIN has been an answer 16 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 27, 2025.
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