Prolonged sleep

The answer to “Prolonged sleep” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is COMA — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on July 30, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 1-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.

“Prolonged sleep” answer

COMA (4 letters)

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Why the answer is COMA

A state of unconsciousness that lasts far longer than an ordinary nap 😴

What does COMA mean?

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

When else has “Prolonged sleep” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer 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 30, 2026 (most recent) → COMA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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