Drag letters from the pool into “Your Answer”, then reorder them to match the solution.
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Think of a historical aircraft with a significant impact on the world stage.
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????? is a proper noun, most famously associated with the ????? Gay, a B-29 bomber used in World War II.
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The clue refers to the '????? Gay,' the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II. '___ Gay' indicates a missing word that completes a well-known name or phrase.
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___ Holmes, Netflix character played by Millie Bobby Brown, Younger sister of Sherlock Holmes, ___ Holmes, 2020s role for Millie Bobby Brown, Sherlock’s sister in a book series, Sherlock's younger sister on TV
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The answer to “___ Gay” in the New York Times puzzle January 1 2026 is ENOLA. Quite straight and simple! Complete your daily NYT Mini challenge with this solution.
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