This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, June 14, 2026 (12 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Sunday puzzles are large (21 by 21) and themed, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
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"Abbr." or "for short" means the answer is itself an abbreviation or a shortened form.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
H _ _ _
First and last letters
H _ _ S
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HMOS as a word: (US, Philippines, medicine) Initialism of health maintenance organization. [(US, medicine) A medical insurance group that provides health services for a fixe...; (UK) Initialism of home/house in/of multiple occupation/occupancy: a rented house typically let as individual rooms, often to students or migrant workers.
HMOS has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since June 14, 2026.
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