Connecticut town that lent its name to a tick-borne disease

The answer to “Connecticut town that lent its name to a tick-borne disease” in the New York Times crossword is LYME — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 19, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 48-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.

“Connecticut town that lent its name to a tick-borne disease” answer

LYME (4 letters)

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What does LYME mean?

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

When else has “Connecticut town that lent its name to a tick-borne disease” appeared?

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September 19, 2026 (most recent) → LYME. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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