Massachusetts city named for a colonial patriot

The answer to “Massachusetts city named for a colonial patriot” in the New York Times crossword is REVERE — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 2, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 25-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.

“Massachusetts city named for a colonial patriot” answer

REVERE (6 letters)

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Why the answer is REVERE

This Boston-area city honors the midnight rider famous for warning that the British were coming 🐎

What does REVERE mean?

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

When else has “Massachusetts city named for a colonial patriot” 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 2, 2026 (most recent) → REVERE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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