This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, April 16, 2026 (51 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Thursday puzzles often have a trick, such as a rebus (several letters in one square) or answers that bend the rules.
Answer length: 3 squares
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ADP as a word: Initialism of adenosine diphosphate. [(biochemistry) A nucleotide, the result of adenosine triphosphate losing a phosphate group in metabolism.]; Initialism of Automatic Data Processing.
ADP has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
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