Crossword clue

“What Mark Twain called the "saddest evidence of intellectual poverty"”

This clue appeared as 25-Across in the NYT Midi Crossword on Sunday, August 30, 2026. The answer has 3 letters.

Answer · 3 lettersFirst appearance
PUN
Letters3
Starts withP
Ends withN
Vowels1

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The clue “What Mark Twain called the "saddest evidence of intellectual poverty"” ran in the NYT Midi Crossword on August 30, 2026 as 25-Across. Its answer is a 3-letter word that starts with P and ends with N.

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What is the answer to the “What Mark Twain called the "saddest evidence of intellectual poverty"” clue?+

The answer is PUN (3 letters), from the NYT Midi Crossword of August 30, 2026.

Where has this clue appeared?+

We have seen it 1 time in the Midi.

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