This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, November 15, 2025 (4 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
Answer length: 4 squares
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T _ _ _
First and last letters
T _ _ S
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TINS 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.
TINS has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 15, 2025.
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