This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (25 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Tuesday puzzles are a step up from Monday but still mostly straightforward.
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"Abbr." or "for short" means the answer is itself an abbreviation or a shortened form.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
O _ _ _ _
First and last letters
O _ _ _ S
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About the answer
OPEDS as a word: (Cornwall) An alley or narrow passage (an opening between houses, buildings, etc); (dialectal or poetic, otherwise archaic, ambitransitive) To open.
OPEDS has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 4, 2025.
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