This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, October 25, 2025 (23 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.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
H _ _ _
First and last letters
H _ _ E
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HOPE as a word: To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not]; (countable or uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
HOPE has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 25, 2025.
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