This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, December 14, 2025 (14 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Sunday puzzles are large (21 by 21) and themed, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
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Answer length: 7 squares
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R _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
R _ _ _ _ _ S
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REWINDS as a word: (transitive, intransitive) To wind (something) back, now especially of a cassette or a video tape, CD, DVD etc.; to go back on a video or audio recording; (figurative) To go back or think back to a previous moment or place, or a previous point in a discourse.
REWINDS 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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