Hindi term meaning "master"... or "mister" Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Hindi term meaning "master"... or "mister"” from the New York Times crossword of June 2, 2026? It has 5 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

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NEW YORK TIMES, JUNE 2, 2026

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Hints

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More clues from the New York Times (June 2, 2026)

Across

1. Capital located on a fjord
5. Battling militarily
10. State with the highest Mormon population
14. Snow clearer
15. Selected
16. ___ minimum
17. "You missed your chance!"
19. Silver weapon brandished by one hoping for gold
20. Huge
21. "It's legit!"
23. ___ Rica
24. One with special access, in brief
25. Gets a pooch to attack
33. One who might call you out if you get home late?
36. Hindi term meaning "master"... or "mister"
37. "My apologies!"
38. Part of a house or a mouth
40. Obstetrician's specialty
42. Part of a shoe or many a bra
43. Setting for Arthur Miller's "The Crucible"
45. Dance for flexible people
47. It might say "Home Sweet Home"
48. Picked at one's food, in an avian metaphor
51. Baton Rouge sch.
52. Wash with a glycol spray, as an airplane wing
56. With 63-Across, question hinted at by the beginnings of 17-, 21-, 25- and 48-Across
60. Marsupial whose name sometimes omits its first letter
62. Tony ___, former Cowboys QB
63. See 56-Across
65. All over again
66. "No bid from me"
67. Bad forecast for a parade
68. Ivy in Philadelphia, familiarly
69. Letter-shaped groove for a fastener
70. Barely made, with "out"

Down

1. Kind of nerve that connects to the eye
2. Manner in which sports replays are shown, familiarly
3. Hangs (over)
4. Babies that are supposed to be up all night?
5. Five things in each of Shakespeare's plays
6. "My country, ’tis of ___ …"
7. Was victorious
8. Since
9. Fixed, as a tapestry or a tatami
10. Original name of a popular shared-ride service
11. Word after video or Scotch
12. About 8,100 square feet, for a baseball infield
13. What helps you get a leg up?
18. Eroticist Nin
22. Purges, with "of"
26. Baseball Hall-of-Famer ___ Ripken
27. Rock that's fracked to release oil
28. Bone in the lower leg
29. Fusion weapon, familiarly
30. Weight unit at British markets
31. Sea sight in black and white
32. The decline of Russia?
33. Lead-in to Major or Minor in the night sky
34. What a drawbridge might cross
35. Word with vault or position
39. Collapsed
41. One of four generated by a grand slam, for short
44. Kind of soup often served with sushi
46. Surgeon, informally
49. Emirate that was the site of Operation Desert Storm
50. Longing
53. Chris with the 1991 hit "Wicked Game"
54. One who's "adorbs"
55. Revise, as text
56. Prepare for gifting
57. Sharpen
58. Finding a penny with the tails side up is said to be a bad one
59. Actor/rapper Omar
60. "In that neighborhood"
61. Gnat or nit
64. Bud

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Questions

What is the answer to “Hindi term meaning "master"... or "mister"”?

SAHIB, 5 letters: master -- used as a term of respect in colonial India.

When was “Hindi term meaning "master"... or "mister"” last seen in a crossword?

In the New York Times crossword of June 2, 2026.

How many letters does the answer have?

5 letters, starting with S.