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NYT Daily ? August 23, 2025

Country whose name is an anagram of a common means of getting there

Answer:

NEPAL

Hint:

Think of a Himalayan nation whose letters could rearrange to describe a long flight’s destination.

Explanation:

The clue hints at a country whose name can be rearranged to spell a common way people travel there. "Nepal" is the answer because its letters can be scrambled to form "plane," which is a typical mode of transportation for reaching the country. The wordplay relies on the anagram trick, where the letters of the answer and the clue’s hidden word are identical but rearranged.

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