106 Across

NYT Daily • August 31, 2025

“Is that a certainty?”

Answer:

YOU SURE?

Hint:

Think of a casual way to double-check someone’s confidence, often said with a slight rise in tone at the end.

Explanation:

The clue plays on the phrase "you sure?"—a casual way to ask if something is certain. The quotation marks signal that the answer is a spoken expression rather than a literal definition. It’s a direct lift of the question itself, turning the clue into a self-referential pun where the answer mirrors the doubt implied in the question.

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