Something a judge shouldn't have

The answer to “Something a judge shouldn't have” in the New York Times crossword is BIAS — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 1, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 99-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.

“Something a judge shouldn't have” answer

BIAS (4 letters)

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Why the answer is BIAS

BIAS is the 4-letter solution that fits "Something a judge shouldn't have" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 1, 2026 (99-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does BIAS mean?

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

When else has “Something a judge shouldn't have” 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.

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

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