This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, April 5, 2026 (17 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.
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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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ISS as a word: (space science) Initialism of International Space Station. [An artificial satellite in low Earth orbit operated by a number of cooperating space programs.]; (education) Initialism of in-school suspension. [(education) A disciplinary method where a suspended student must attend school but is confined to an alterna....
ISS 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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