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Annual reason for lost sleep: Abbr. (crossword clue)

3 squares · NYT Crossword · February 8, 2026 · The answer stays hidden until you tap it

This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, February 8, 2026 (65 Down). 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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"Abbr." or "for short" means the answer is itself an abbreviation or a shortened form.

Answer length: 3 squares

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D _ _

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DST as a word: Initialism of daylight saving time. [The practice in some places of adjusting clocks forward in the spring and back in the fall, usually by one hour, so that...; Abbreviation of destination. [(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.].

DST has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since January 25, 2026.

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