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Wish one could take back (crossword clue)

6 squares · NYT Crossword · December 7, 2025 · The answer stays hidden until you tap it

This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, December 7, 2025 (94 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.

Answer length: 6 squares

First letter

R _ _ _ _ _

First and last letters

R _ _ _ _ T

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REGRET as a word: To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead; (more generally) To feel sorry about (any thing).

REGRET has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 7, 2025.

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