This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, January 15, 2026 (32 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Thursday puzzles often have a trick, such as a rebus (several letters in one square) or answers that bend the rules.
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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
T _ _
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About the answer
TSA as a word: (government, US) Initialism of Transportation Security Administration; (Hong Kong, education) Initialism of Territory-wide System Assessment.
TSA has been an answer 18 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 26, 2025.
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