This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, November 22, 2025 (63 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
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Answer length: 4 squares
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T _ _ _
First and last letters
T _ _ S
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TKOS as a word: (martial arts) Initialism of technical knockout. [(martial arts) A knockout declared by a referee in cases where a participant is sufficiently injured, unbal...; Initialism of Tseung Kwan O. [An area and town in Sai Kung district, New Territories, Hong Kong.].
TKOS has been an answer 6 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 3, 2025.
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