48 Across
NYT Daily • September 8, 2025
Place for un béret
Answer:
TETE
Hint:
Think of where you’d wear a classic French hat—it’s also the French word for the part of the body that holds your thoughts.
Explanation:
This clue plays on French wordplay. "Un béret" is a classic French beret, and "tête" means "head" in French—the place where you’d wear it. The trick is recognizing that the answer isn’t the English word "head" but its French equivalent, making it a bilingual pun.