This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, December 18, 2025 (62 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.
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Answer length: 3 squares
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AGE as a word: (countable) The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the prese...; (uncountable) The state of being old; the latter part of life.
AGE has been an answer 19 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 26, 2025.
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