This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, December 13, 2025 (18 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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"Abbr." or "for short" means the answer is itself an abbreviation or a shortened form.
Answer length: 3 squares
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ESP as a word: (by extension, video games) A cheat program that provides extra information that is not attainable during regular gameplay, such as player positions, equipme...; (parapsychology) Abbreviation of extrasensory perception. [The supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels.].
ESP has been an answer 12 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 13, 2025.
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