This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, February 12, 2026 (66 Across) and the NYT Crossword on Saturday, December 20, 2025 (30 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.
NYT Crossword, February 12, 2026, 66 Across
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
M _ _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ _ S
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MASKS as a word: "Masks" is the seventeenth episode of the seventh season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 169th episode ...; a 1987 French mystery thriller film directed by Claude Chabrol.
MASKS has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since February 12, 2026.
NYT Crossword, December 20, 2025, 30 Down
Answer length: 8 squares
First letter
S _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
S _ _ _ _ _ _ E
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SKINCARE as a word: The care and treatment of the skin, especially of the face.
SKINCARE 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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