This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, October 25, 2026 (57 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Sunday puzzles are large (21 by 21) and themed, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
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Answer length: 3 squares
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T _ _
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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.
Other clues with the same answer
- Org. concerned with screenings
- Airport screening org.
- Org. checking carry-on bags
- It may request that you remove your coat, in brief
- Org. whose staffers wear royal blue uniforms
- Org. that releases an annual list of the year's most interesting contraband
- Org. with metal detectors
- Org. with checkpoints
- Airport screening grp.
- Some scanners, for short
- Org. with a 3-1-1 rule
- ID checkers at an airport
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