This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, August 1, 2026 (43 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
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ORS as a word: (medicine) Initialism of oral rehydration solution; (medicine) Initialism of olfactory reference syndrome. [(psychiatry) A mental disorder in which the patient believes he or she is emitting abnormal and offen....
ORS has been an answer 8 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 25, 2025.
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