This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, April 9, 2026 (16 Across) and the NYT Crossword on Sunday, December 21, 2025 (124 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.
NYT Crossword, April 9, 2026, 16 Across
Answer length: 6 squares
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About the answer
ADHERE as a word: (intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; (intransitive, figurative) To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
ADHERE has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 21, 2025.
NYT Crossword, December 21, 2025, 124 Across
Answer length: 6 squares
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First and last letters
A _ _ _ _ E
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