The New York Times Crossword · 13-Across · 7 letters
“Silly me!” The New York Times Crossword clue
Editorially reviewed September 6, 2026
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Phrase cue
Expand the reaction into a three-word admission beginning with I'm.
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Answer
Why these words complete it
IMAFOOL restates the quoted reaction as a natural three-word sentence. Apostrophe and spaces disappear in the grid, producing the seven-letter entry.
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Quotation marks call for another natural spoken self-reproach.
What the completed phrase means
I'm a fool is a self-deprecating admission that one has made a foolish mistake.
Where this clue appeared
13-Across in The New York Times Crossword puzzle for September 6, 2026.
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