Poet Hughes

The answer to “Poet Hughes” in the New York Times crossword is TED — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 6, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 97-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.

“Poet Hughes” answer

TED (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 TED.

Why the answer is TED

The first name of the acclaimed American poet who wrote about nature and bears. ✍️

What does TED mean?

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

When else has “Poet Hughes” 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.

April 6, 2025 (most recent) → TED. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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