This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, October 15, 2026 (3 Down), the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 (53 Across), the NYT Crossword on Saturday, January 24, 2026 (47 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, October 15, 2026, 3 Down
Answer length: 7 squares
First letter
E _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
E _ _ _ _ _ E
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ENLARGE as a word: (transitive) To make (something) larger; (intransitive) To grow larger.
ENLARGE has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
NYT Crossword, May 13, 2026, 53 Across
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
N _ _ _ _
First and last letters
N _ _ _ O
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NEATO as a word: a genus of Australian araneomorph spiders in the family Trachycosmidae, and was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 2002.
NEATO has been an answer 8 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 13, 2025.
NYT Crossword, January 24, 2026, 47 Down
Answer length: 4 squares
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G _ _ _
First and last letters
G _ _ W
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GROW as a word: (ergative) To become larger, to increase in magnitude; (transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
GROW 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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