Put band on initially that isn’t the Cure

The answer to “Put band on initially that isn’t the Cure” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is PLACEBO — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on September 7, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 10-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.

“Put band on initially that isn’t the Cure” answer

PLACEBO (7 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is PLACEBO.

What does PLACEBO mean?

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

When else has “Put band on initially that isn’t the Cure” appeared?

The Times Quick Cryptic 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 7, 2026 (most recent) → PLACEBO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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