“President who wrote "Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it"”
This clue appeared as 1-Down in the NYT Crossword on Friday, January 2, 2026. The answer has 5 letters.
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The clue “President who wrote "Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it"” ran in the NYT Crossword on January 2, 2026 as 1-Down. Its answer is a 5-letter word that starts with A and ends with S.
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What is the answer to the “President who wrote "Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it"” clue?+
The answer is ADAMS (5 letters), from the NYT Crossword of January 2, 2026.
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