"Doctor ___" (2006 novel featuring a "grammatically correct TimeLord")

Latest answer — August 25, 2026

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“Doctor Whom” is a 2006 novel whose title humorously changes Doctor Who to the grammatically objective pronoun WHOM. The quotation marks identify the book title, while the “grammatically correct” wording points to the pronoun joke.

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Pop culture
The cover of the 2006 novel “Doctor Whom”

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This clue's Tuesday, August 25, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Duck's kin
  2. 5"___ One" (2025 hit for Drake and Central Cee)
  3. 6After a homophone of 5-Across, astringent lotion from a plant
  4. 7Word that can precede or follow take or turn
  5. 8All 4-Down players, e.g.

Down

  1. 1You might use an astringent lotion after one
  2. 2Become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled
  3. 3Maker of the Nitro V 15 gaming laptop
  4. 4Ducks play in this, for short
  5. 5"Doctor ___" (2006 novel featuring a "grammatically correct TimeLord")

The answer to “"Doctor ___" (2006 novel featuring a "grammatically correct TimeLord")” in the The Washington Post Mini crossword is WHOM — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on August 25, 2026 at 5-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.

“"Doctor ___" (2006 novel featuring a "grammatically correct TimeLord")” answer

WHOM (4 letters)

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What does WHOM mean?

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(pronoun)

  • used instead of ‘who’ as the object of a verb or preposition

When else has “"Doctor ___" (2006 novel featuring a "grammatically correct TimeLord")” appeared?

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August 25, 2026 (most recent) → WHOM. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “"Doctor ___" (2006 novel featuring a "grammatically correct TimeLord")”?

The answer is WHOM, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on August 25, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “"Doctor ___" (2006 novel featuring a "grammatically correct TimeLord")”?

4 letters: WHOM.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on August 25, 2026, at 5-Down.

Can “"Doctor ___" (2006 novel featuring a "grammatically correct TimeLord")” have a different answer?

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