This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (47 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Tuesday puzzles are a step up from Monday but still mostly straightforward.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
A _ _ _ _
First and last letters
A _ _ _ T
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ADOPT as a word: To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship; To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.
ADOPT has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since June 23, 2026.
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