This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, November 12, 2026 (6 Down). 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.
Answer length: 3 squares
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E _ _
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EDS as a word: (medicine) Initialism of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. [(medicine, pathology) Any of a group of inherited connective tissue disorders caused by a defect in the syn...; (medicine) Initialism of excessive daytime sleepiness.
EDS has been an answer 9 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 23, 2025.
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