This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, August 20, 2026 (11 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
P _ _ _ _
First and last letters
P _ _ _ D
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PARED as a word: (transitive) To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife; (transitive, often with down or back) To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
PARED 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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