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3 squares · NYT Crossword · November 15, 2025 · The answer stays hidden until you tap it

This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, November 15, 2025 (42 Down). 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

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LLC as a word: (business, law, US) Initialism of limited liability company. [(law) A type or form of for-profit incorporated company where ownership is divided into shares,...; (US, taxation) Initialism of Lifetime Learning Credit.

LLC has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 15, 2025.

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