This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, September 12, 2026 (62 Across). 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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"Abbr." or "for short" means the answer is itself an abbreviation or a shortened form.
"E.g." means the clue gives an example, and the answer names the group it belongs to.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
D _ _ _
First and last letters
D _ _ T
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About the answer
DEPT as a word: Alternative spelling of dept.
DEPT 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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