This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, April 11, 2026 (20 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
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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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S _ _
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STD as a word: (computing) Standard library; (pathology) Initialism of sexually transmitted disease. [(pathology) Any of various diseases that are usually contracted through sexual contact.].
STD has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since April 11, 2026.
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