This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Friday, May 8, 2026 (48 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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NHL as a word: (ice hockey) Initialism of National Hockey League; (pathology) Initialism of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. [(medicine) Any of a group of diseases that includes all types of lymphomas other than Hodgkin's lymphoma.].
NHL has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 20, 2025.
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