Frequently phished figs. Crossword Clue

• They never start with 9: Abbr.

  New York Times · Sunday, September 6, 2026 · 4 letters

• Former Medicare IDs

  New York Times · Friday, July 3, 2026 · 4 letters

• Old Medicare IDs

  New York Times · Sunday, June 14, 2026 · 4 letters

• Tax IDs

  New York Times · Wednesday, February 25, 2026 · 4 letters

• Govt. IDs

  New York Times · Tuesday, December 16, 2025 · 4 letters

• Taxpayer IDs

  New York Times · Sunday, December 7, 2025 · 4 letters

• IDs on W-2s

  New York Times · Tuesday, September 2, 2025 · 4 letters

• Figs. most people have memorized

  New York Times · Sunday, August 31, 2025 · 4 letters

• Govt.-issued identifiers

  New York Times · Monday, August 25, 2025 · 4 letters

• Employee IDs

  New York Times · Monday, August 18, 2025 · 4 letters

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• 29-Down Sleep stage
• 30-Across High-pitched flute
• 31-Down Kind of salad that sounds like it should include corn
• 32-Across New, waxing, waning, full, etc.
• 33-Down Fermented rice wine
• 34-Across Sticky stuff
• 36-Down Quartet + quintet
• 37-Down Starts to wake
• 38-Across ___ vs. para (Spanish 101 topic)
• 39-Across Certain immature adult … with a hint to both halves of the answers to each starred clue
• 40-Down Wild couples cruise?
• 41-Down Yang's partner