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NYT Daily • September 11, 2025

Long hyphen

Answer:

ENDASH

Hint:

["This punctuation mark is wider than a hyphen but shorter than an em dash, often used to indicate ranges like dates or times."]

Explanation:

The clue "Long hyphen" refers to the en dash (–), a punctuation mark slightly longer than a regular hyphen. In typography, it’s called an "endash" (short for "en dash") because it’s roughly the width of the letter N. The wordplay is straightforward—"long hyphen" directly describes its appearance and function, often used for ranges like dates or scores.

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