This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 (21 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: 3 squares
First letter
O _ _
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About the answer
OED as a word: (linguistics) Initialism of Oxford English Dictionary.
OED has been an answer 7 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 6, 2025.
Other clues with the same answer
- It took more than 70 yrs. to complete its first edition
- Work that traces the evolution of lang. over 1,000 years
- Multivolume ref. work
- Grand project begun by the London Philological Society, in brief
- Source of 3.5 million quotations, for short
- Its first and second editions were published more than 60 yrs. apart
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- "Oh, that does make sense" (27 Across)
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