British royal Rod of Equity and Mercy, e.g.

The answer to “British royal Rod of Equity and Mercy, e.g.” in the New York Times crossword is SCEPTRE — a 7-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on September 6, 2025, a Saturday puzzle, at 40-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.

“British royal Rod of Equity and Mercy, e.g.” answer

SCEPTRE (7 letters)

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Why the answer is SCEPTRE

SCEPTRE is the 7-letter solution that fits "British royal Rod of Equity and Mercy, e.g." in the NYT Crossword crossword on September 6, 2025 (40-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “British royal Rod of Equity and Mercy, e.g.” 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 before, and what the answer was each time — handy if you landed here from a puzzle on another date.

September 6, 2025 (this puzzle) → SCEPTRE. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.

More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on September 6, 2025

Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.

• Dignified and gracious sort → CLASSACT
• First Nations people → CREE
• Jazz fest? → NBAGAME
• "People are wrong when they say ___ is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what's wrong with it": Noël Coward → OPERA
• First science fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship → OCTAVIAEBUTLER
• Reflective period → SILENTRETREAT
• Many TV panelists → TALKINGHEADS
• Checkers, e.g. → DISCS

Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for September 6, 2025 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.

About the NYT Crossword

The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Saturday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.

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