This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, April 30, 2026 (19 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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This is a fill-in-the-blank clue: the answer completes the phrase, title or quotation.
Answer length: 3 squares
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D _ _
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DOA as a word: Initialism of dead on arrival. [(of a patient) Found to be dead upon arriving at hospital.]; Initialism of defective on arrival. [(business, of an item) Upon receipt, damaged or defective to the point of being unusable.].
DOA has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since February 22, 2026.
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