This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, December 14, 2025 (27 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Sunday puzzles are large (21 by 21) and themed, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
How to read this clue
This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
A clue in quotation marks is something a person might say. Look for another way of saying it, or the reply it suggests.
Answer length: 3 squares
First letter
I _ _
Show the answer
About the answer
IFS as a word: (German politics) Institute for State Policy; (uncountable) Initialism of information fatigue syndrome. [Synonym of information fatigue.].
IFS has been an answer 7 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 14, 2025.
Other clues with the same answer
More clues from this puzzle
- Jedi-in-training (23 Across)
- Sensible (24 Across)
- TV host Brzezinski (25 Across)
- #1 choice, in slang (26 Across)
- Pollution-fighting org. (28 Across)
- "Game of Thrones" actor Gillen (29 Across)
- River that borders the Black Forest (31 Across)
- "Render ___ Caesar …" (33 Across)
Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times
All crossword clues · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers