This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 (27 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Wednesday sits mid-week in difficulty, with more wordplay than Monday or Tuesday.
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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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EDS as a word: (medicine) Initialism of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. [(medicine, pathology) Any of a group of inherited connective tissue disorders caused by a defect in the syn...; (medicine) Initialism of excessive daytime sleepiness.
EDS has been an answer 8 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 23, 2025.
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