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3 squares · NYT Crossword · June 14, 2026 · The answer stays hidden until you tap it

This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, June 14, 2026 (32 Across). 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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DDT as a word: (professional wrestling) a move where a wrestler puts another wrestler into a standing front face lock and then falls backwards, driving the recipient's head...; (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, compound originally developed as an insecticide. [(organic chemistry) A chlorinated hydr....

DDT has been an answer 2 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 26, 2025.

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