This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, August 1, 2026 (25 Across). 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.
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NUT as a word: (food, loosely) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants; (hardware) A piece of hardware, typically metal and typically hexagonal or square in shape, with a hole through it having internal screw threads, intended to....
NUT has been an answer 4 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 10, 2025.
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