This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Monday, January 12, 2026 (48 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Monday puzzles are the easiest of the week, so the clue is likely a plain definition.
Answer length: 4 squares
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N _ _ _
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N _ _ N
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NOUN as a word: (grammar, strictly) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substan...; (grammar, now rare, loosely) Either a word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality or idea, or a word tha....
NOUN has been an answer 4 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 12, 2026.
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