___ Nicholas

The answer to “___ Nicholas” in the New York Times crossword is SAINT — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 15, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 1-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.

“___ Nicholas” answer

SAINT (5 letters)

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Why the answer is SAINT

SAINT is the 5-letter solution that fits "___ Nicholas" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 15, 2025 (1-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SAINT mean?

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

When else has “___ Nicholas” 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.

December 15, 2025 (most recent) → SAINT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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