Sense of self

The answer to “Sense of self” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is EGO — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on September 8, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 38-Down, and it has also run on 2 earlier dates with the same answer. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Sense of self” answer

EGO (3 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is EGO.

What does EGO mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of EGO is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Sense of self” appeared?

Thomas Joseph reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

• September 8, 2026 (most recent) → EGO
• August 12, 2026 → EGO
• August 7, 2026 → EGO

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