This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Friday, July 17, 2026 (42 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Friday puzzles are themeless and hard, with clues that are vague on purpose.
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"Abbr." or "for short" means the answer is itself an abbreviation or a shortened form.
Answer length: 3 squares
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About the answer
SNL as a word: (US) Initialism of Saturday Night Live.
SNL has been an answer 11 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 23, 2025.
Other clues with the same answer
- Show on which Tina Fey and Seth Meyers have worked as head writers, in brief
- Its alums include Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, in brief
- Source of the Coneheads, in brief
- Sketch show with Colin Jost, in brief
- Show that celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025, in brief
- "Black Jeopardy!" show, in brief
- Where Rudolph could first be seen in 2000, for short
- Show that The Weeknd has performed on, aptly enough
- Long-running show with a cold open, familiarly
- Sketch comedy show since ’75
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- Comedian Margaret (43 Across)
- Landform commonly seen in a crescent shape on Mars (44 Across)
- Phonies (45 Across)
- Candy bar similar to Heath (47 Across)
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