This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 (59 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
Answer length: 3 squares
First letter
T _ _
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TSA as a word: (government, US) Initialism of Transportation Security Administration; (Hong Kong, education) Initialism of Territory-wide System Assessment.
TSA has been an answer 18 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 26, 2025.
Other clues with the same answer
- Who can see right through you, in brief?
- Org. concerned with screenings
- Airport screening org.
- Org. checking carry-on bags
- It may request that you remove your coat, in brief
- Org. that releases an annual list of the year's most interesting contraband
- Org. with metal detectors
- Org. with checkpoints
- Airport screening grp.
- Some scanners, for short
- Org. with a 3-1-1 rule
- ID checkers at an airport
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