This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, January 15, 2026 (33 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.
Answer length: 3 squares
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SNL as a word: (US) Initialism of Saturday Night Live.
SNL has been an answer 11 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 23, 2025.
Other clues with the same answer
- Show on which Tina Fey and Seth Meyers have worked as head writers, in brief
- Its alums include Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, in brief
- It lacks a permanent host, for short
- Source of the Coneheads, in brief
- Sketch show with Colin Jost, in brief
- "Black Jeopardy!" show, in brief
- Where Rudolph could first be seen in 2000, for short
- Show that The Weeknd has performed on, aptly enough
- Long-running show with a cold open, familiarly
- Sketch comedy show since ’75
More clues from this puzzle
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- Fluctuate between normal singing and falsetto (31 Down)
- Bit of concert merch (32 Down)
- About a third of an N.F.L. broadcast (34 Down)
- Highway behemoth (37 Down)
- Fortune competitor (38 Down)
- 5.5 yards (39 Down)
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