This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, December 13, 2025 (39 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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"Abbr." or "for short" means the answer is itself an abbreviation or a shortened form.
Answer length: 3 squares
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ECG as a word: (cardiology) Initialism of electrocardiogram, electrocardiography, or electrocardiograph. [(cardiology) The recording that an electrocardiograph produces.]; (broadcasting) Initialism of electronic character generator.
ECG has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 13, 2025.
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