This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, August 15, 2026 (53 Down) and the NYT Crossword on Friday, December 5, 2025 (42 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
NYT Crossword, August 15, 2026, 53 Down
Answer length: 3 squares
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H _ _
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HAS as a word: a region in north eastern Albania and south western Kosovo; a municipality in Kukës County, northeastern Albania.
HAS has been an answer 7 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 9, 2026.
NYT Crossword, December 5, 2025, 42 Down
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
P _ _ _ _
First and last letters
P _ _ _ S
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PLOYS as a word: A tactic, strategy, or scheme; (UK, Scotland, dialect) Sport; frolic.
PLOYS has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 5, 2025.
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