This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, December 27, 2025 (62 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: 4 squares
First letter
E _ _ _
First and last letters
E _ _ L
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About the answer
ETAL as a word: A small village in Ford parish, northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NT9239).
ETAL has been an answer 8 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 27, 2025.
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