This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, March 21, 2026 (54 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: 3 squares
First letter
E _ _
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About the answer
ETA as a word: The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek; (particle physics) A kind of electrically neutral meson having zero spin and isospin.
ETA has been an answer 25 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 29, 2025.
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- "when r u coming?"
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