This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, February 12, 2026 (31 Across). 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.
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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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ATV as a word: (transport) Initialism of all-terrain vehicle (an astride-seated quad or tri-wheeled off-road recreational vehicle). [A motor car or motorcycle that is desig...; (transport, space science) Initialism of Automated Transfer Vehicle. [(transport, space science) An expendable unmanned resupply spacecraft developed by the ....
ATV has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 20, 2025.
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