This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Monday, December 29, 2025 (42 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Monday puzzles are the easiest of the week, so the clue is likely a plain definition.
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"Abbr." or "for short" means the answer is itself an abbreviation or a shortened form.
Answer length: 3 squares
First letter
E _ _
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About the answer
ETA as a word: The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek; (particle physics) A kind of electrically neutral meson having zero spin and isospin.
ETA has been an answer 25 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 29, 2025.
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