Number of letters missing from the ends of each starred Across clue in this puzzle

The answer to “Number of letters missing from the ends of each starred Across clue in this puzzle” in the New York Times Mini crossword is ONE — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on July 13, 2026 at 7-Across. 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.

“Number of letters missing from the ends of each starred Across clue in this puzzle” answer

ONE (3 letters)

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Why the answer is ONE

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What does ONE mean?

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

When else has “Number of letters missing from the ends of each starred Across clue in this puzzle” appeared?

New York Times Mini 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 13, 2026 (most recent) → ONE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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