___ Simmons, founding member of Kiss

The answer to “___ Simmons, founding member of Kiss” in the New York Times crossword is GENE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 13, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 61-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.

“___ Simmons, founding member of Kiss” answer

GENE (4 letters)

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What does GENE mean?

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

When else has “___ Simmons, founding member of Kiss” 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.

September 13, 2026 (most recent) → GENE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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