This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, January 29, 2026 (36 Down). 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.
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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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F _ _
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FRI as a word: Abbreviation of Friday. [The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Muslim....
FRI has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 3, 2025.
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