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NYT Daily • September 8, 2025

Keebler worker

Answer:

ELF

Hint:

Think of the small, pointy-eared creatures often linked to baking cookies in a hollow tree—this one’s part of their workforce.

Explanation:

Keebler worker" refers to an elf because Keebler is a cookie and cracker brand famous for its ads featuring tiny elves baking in a magical tree. The word "worker" hints at someone who makes the products, and in Keebler’s marketing, that’s always been the elves. So the answer is simply "ELF," playing on the brand’s long-running mascot theme.

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