This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, October 23, 2025 (62 Across). 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: 10 squares
First letter
P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L
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PICKLEBALL
About the answer
PICKLEBALL as a word: (uncountable) A racquet sport resembling tennis, played with solid paddles and a perforated ball, which combines elements of badminton, table tennis and wiff...; (countable) The ball used in the sport of pickleball.
PICKLEBALL 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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