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The Verified Answer for Malicious “gift” is:
- TROJANHORSE
Useful hints for “Malicious “gift”” Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Clue Explanation
▼Speaking of the young’uns, I realize that for them this clue and its answer might not evoke memories of the Iliad and the original TROJAN HORSE, which was most likely a kind of watch tower covered in animal hides that was used in an actual siege. The history of this entry in the Times puzzle is full of gems, by the way — my favorite is “Agamemnon’s wooden wile,” from 1986, and it’s also a theme clue in a fun 2012 Sunday grid. (This entry was nice with the “File types” clue, which confused me for a minute; I thought of malware there, not RASPS.)