Set of linguistic rules violated by the phrase "books likes she reading"

The answer to “Set of linguistic rules violated by the phrase "books likes she reading"” in the New York Times Midi crossword is SYNTAX — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 9, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 10-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.

“Set of linguistic rules violated by the phrase "books likes she reading"” answer

SYNTAX (6 letters)

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Why the answer is SYNTAX

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What does SYNTAX mean?

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

When else has “Set of linguistic rules violated by the phrase "books likes she reading"” 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.

July 9, 2026 (most recent) → SYNTAX. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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