This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, July 30, 2026 (64 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Thursday puzzles often have a trick, such as a rebus (several letters in one square) or answers that bend the rules.
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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 3 squares
First letter
M _ _
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About the answer
MEA as a word: Initialism of Ministry of External Affairs, any of various ministries so called (in various countries); (fandom slang) Initialism of Mass Effect: Andromeda.
MEA has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
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