This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, April 25, 2026 (4 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.
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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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O _ _
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OCT as a word: Abbreviation of October. [The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November.]; (computing, informal) Abbreviation of octal. [(arithmetic, computing, uncountable) The number system that uses the eight digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.].
OCT 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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