This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, August 13, 2026 (56 Down). 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.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
M _ _ _ _
First and last letters
M _ _ _ S
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MASKS as a word: "Masks" is the seventeenth episode of the seventh season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 169th episode ...; a 1987 French mystery thriller film directed by Claude Chabrol.
MASKS has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since February 12, 2026.
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