This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, October 10, 2026 (58 Down). 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.
Answer length: 3 squares
First letter
S _ _
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About the answer
SOS as a word: The conventional Morse code call made by a ship in distress; (games) A children's game in which players take turns to place S's and O's on a grid, collecting points by creating an "SOS" sequence.
SOS has been an answer 15 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 2, 2025.
Other clues with the same answer
- Message that might be signaled with smoke
- Abba title sung after the line "The love you gave me, nothing else can save me"
- Rihanna song with the lyric "Please, someone help me"
- Pad
- Castaway's call
- Signal at sea
- Help-wanted letters
- Sign of desperation
- ...---... in Morse
- "Come to our rescue!"
- Hit title for Abba or Rihanna
- "Please help!"
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