"2001: A Space Odyssey" computer Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “"2001: A Space Odyssey" computer” from the New York Times Bonus crossword of May 1, 2026? It has 3 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

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More clues from the New York Times Bonus (May 1, 2026)

Across

1. Chicago-born CBGB star Smith
6. Letter in the NATO alphabet that's spelled ___, Lima, Foxtrot, ___
10. Type of guitar for Arthur Kane of the New York Dolls
14. Like the crowd at a rock concert
15. Letters, magazines, etc.
16. Frosty coating
17. 1966 song by the Velvet Underground and Nico that reflects on reflection
20. "Golly"
21. From the Peruvian mountains
22. Grp. whose members bring their own clubs when they go on tour
23. The low one is typically missing from Keith Richards's guitar
26. "2001: A Space Odyssey" computer
28. [Shrug], to a texter
29. Music streaming service that offers pay-what-you-can pricing
34. Like a deal where you get 12 albums for a penny, probably
37. "___ Is a Punk" (1976 Ramones song)
38. Genesis grandson
39. Interjection that makes "I'm not drunk" sound less believable
40. New York iconoclast who wrote that his mission was to "bring the sensitivities of the novel to rock music"
43. 10-inch records, typically
44. "Linger on your pale blue ___" (Velvet Underground lyric)
46. Letter delivery letters
47. Unplug and plug back in, say
49. Sorcery
51. Glam rock?
52. CBGB started as one for bikers
53. Counterparts of masochists
57. Org. promoting oral health
59. Have an influence on
63. 60 cycle ___ (annoying buzz from an amp)
64. Hit by 40-Across that features backing vocals by David Bowie
68. Had more than a hunch
69. ___ Vega, half of the punk duo Suicide
70. Competitor
71. A or B, on an LP
72. Gendered term that describes the jack on a guitar cable but not the one on an amp
73. Totally exhausted

Down

1. Apt name for an errand-runner
2. French city where van Gogh lost his ear
3. "For rent" sign
4. Coca-Cola's first diet soda
5. Anger
6. "Out ___ the Stars" (posthumously released Johnny Cash album)
7. Publicly praise
8. What Jimi Hendrix's guitar was on, in an iconic moment at the Monterey Pop Festival
9. ___ mater (Queens College, for Paul Simon and Carole King)
10. [I'm c-c-cold]
11. In 2019, China was the last country to fully enforce a smoking ban on them
12. Name on Bill Callahan records until 2007
13. Medical fluids
18. Hard tug
19. Like a crisp video image, in brief
24. Purge (of)
25. Pastoral poem
27. "Spaceman" Frehley of Kiss
29. Belches
30. Fruity drink suffixes
31. Occasion for a countdown, for short
32. Have a pity party
33. "I have a secret!"
34. She-___ (modern counterpart of a man cave)
35. Casual greeting
36. Aggravated
37. Barely
41. Belonging to us
42. Scott of an 1857 Supreme Court case
45. Reggae forerunner
48. Sex Pistols label from October 1976 to January 1977
50. Disappearing sea name
51. Cat, in Spanish
53. Part of an act
54. "When push comes to ___ …"
55. Kind of throat singing traditionally practiced by nomadic herders
56. Process, as ore
57. Shows curiosity
58. Nickname that drops "elle"
60. Basic drum technique
61. Italian-founded sneaker brand
62. "And others," on a bibliography
65. Ba-a-a-d girl?
66. Priests: Abbr.
67. Sass

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Questions

What is the answer to “"2001: A Space Odyssey" computer”?

HAL, 3 letters.

When was “"2001: A Space Odyssey" computer” last seen in a crossword?

In the New York Times Bonus crossword of May 1, 2026.

How many letters does the answer have?

3 letters, starting with H.