This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 (41 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Tuesday puzzles are a step up from Monday but still mostly straightforward.
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The question mark warns of wordplay. Expect a pun or a second meaning rather than a straight definition.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
W _ _ _
First and last letters
W _ _ P
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About the answer
WASP as a word: Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet; (entomology) Any of the members of suborder Apocrita, excepting the ants (family Formicidae) and bees (clade Anthophila).
WASP 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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