Rabelais character who, as a baby, was fed by 17,913 cows, "for it was impossible to find a nurse sufficient for him in all the country"

The answer to “Rabelais character who, as a baby, was fed by 17,913 cows, "for it was impossible to find a nurse sufficient for him in all the country"” in the New York Times crossword is GARGANTUA — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 1, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 38-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.

“Rabelais character who, as a baby, was fed by 17,913 cows, "for it was impossible to find a nurse sufficient for him in all the country"” answer

GARGANTUA (9 letters)

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Why the answer is GARGANTUA

Think of Rabelais’s famously enormous giant, whose infancy demanded an absurdly vast dairy supply. 🐄

When else has “Rabelais character who, as a baby, was fed by 17,913 cows, "for it was impossible to find a nurse sufficient for him in all the country"” appeared?

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August 1, 2026 (most recent) → GARGANTUA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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