This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 11, 2025 (25 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: 4 squares
First letter
L _ _ _
First and last letters
L _ _ A
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LUNA as a word: (entomology) A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna; (Christianity, chiefly Catholicism and Anglicanism) A lunette: a crescent-shaped receptacle, often glass, for holding the (consecrated) host (the bread of co....
LUNA has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 11, 2025.
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