This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, October 8, 2026 (40 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.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
D _ _ _ _
First and last letters
D _ _ _ T
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DABAT as a word: (Amharic: ዳባት) a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia; (Amharic: ዳባት) a town in northern Ethiopia, located about 50 kilometers north of Gondar in the Semien Mountains along the Gondar-Debarq highwayEthiopian Road....
DABAT 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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