This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, November 1, 2026 (12 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.
Answer length: 3 squares
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OCD as a word: (figurative, sometimes offensive) Exhibiting an obsessive tendency; (medicine, psychology) Initialism of obsessive-compulsive disorder. [(medicine, psychology) A mental and behavioral disorder, characterized by obsessive intr....
OCD has been an answer 6 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 15, 2025.
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