This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, July 18, 2026 (16 Down). 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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Answer length: 3 squares
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MDS as a word: Abbreviation of merchandise and related forms of that word (merchandising, merchandised, merchandiser, etc.); Initialism of myelodysplastic syndrome. [(medicine) one of a group of hematological conditions that cause ineffective production (or dysplasia) of all blood ....
MDS has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since March 16, 2026.
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