Like 666, popularly

The answer to “Like 666, popularly” in the New York Times crossword is SATANIC — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 30, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 6-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.

“Like 666, popularly” answer

SATANIC (7 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 SATANIC.

What does SATANIC mean?

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

When else has “Like 666, popularly” appeared?

New York Times 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.

August 30, 2026 (most recent) → SATANIC. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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