This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 (55 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
T _ _ _
First and last letters
T _ _ S
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TIPS as a word: (Australia, playground games, uncountable) tag (a popular children's chasing game); (medicine) Initialism of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt.
TIPS has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 26, 2025.
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