Pioneering astronaut Jemison

The answer to “Pioneering astronaut Jemison” in the New York Times crossword is MAE — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 2, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 63-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.

“Pioneering astronaut Jemison” answer

MAE (3 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 MAE.

Why the answer is MAE

Think of the first name of the trailblazing doctor who became the first Black woman in space 🚀

What does MAE mean?

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

When else has “Pioneering astronaut Jemison” 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) → MAE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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