Word repeated into a mic

The answer to “Word repeated into a mic” in the New York Times crossword is TEST — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 12, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 105-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.

“Word repeated into a mic” answer

TEST (4 letters)

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Why the answer is TEST

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What does TEST mean?

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

When else has “Word repeated into a mic” 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.

July 12, 2026 (most recent) → TEST. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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