This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Friday, May 29, 2026 (54 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Friday puzzles are themeless and hard, with clues that are vague on purpose.
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MRI as a word: (transitive, rare, medicine) To take an MRI scan of; (especially medicine) Initialism of magnetic resonance imaging. [(uncountable) A technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to form cross sectional image....
MRI has been an answer 5 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 16, 2025.
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