Arrest, as members of a drug ring

The answer to “Arrest, as members of a drug ring” in the New York Times Midi crossword is BUST — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on April 22, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 18-Down. 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.

“Arrest, as members of a drug ring” answer

BUST (4 letters)

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Why the answer is BUST

BUST is the 4-letter solution that fits "Arrest, as members of a drug ring" in the NYT Midi crossword on April 22, 2026 (18-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does BUST mean?

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

When else has “Arrest, as members of a drug ring” appeared?

New York Times Midi 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.

April 22, 2026 (most recent) → BUST. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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