This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Friday, September 4, 2026 (8 Down), the NYT Crossword on Sunday, May 17, 2026 (56 Across), the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 (45 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Friday puzzles are themeless and hard, with clues that are vague on purpose.
NYT Crossword, September 4, 2026, 8 Down
Answer length: 6 squares
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W _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
W _ _ _ _ P
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WALLOP as a word: A heavy blow, punch; (transitive) To strike heavily, thrash soundly.
WALLOP 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 17, 2026, 56 Across
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
W _ _ _
First and last letters
W _ _ P
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WHUP as a word: (Southern US or African-American Vernacular, colloquial, dialect) A whip; (Southern US or African-American Vernacular, colloquial, dialect) Alternative form of whoop (“to whip, thrash, or defeat”). [(intransitive) To make a whoop.].
WHUP has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since May 17, 2026.
NYT Crossword, March 24, 2026, 45 Down
Answer length: 7 squares
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D _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
D _ _ _ _ _ Y
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DESTROY as a word: (ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist; (transitive) To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
DESTROY 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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