Dictionary tag: Abbr. Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Dictionary tag: Abbr.” from the New York Times crossword of December 7, 2025? 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
NEW YORK TIMES, DECEMBER 7, 2025
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VAR is the answer to “Dictionary tag: Abbr.”. It means a unit of reactive power.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A unit of reactive power.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: RAV.
Hint 3 Another clue
It starts with V and ends with R.
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Across
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- 19. Bit of letter-shaped hardware5 letters, starts with UUBOLT
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- 25. John James Audubon?9 letters, starts with BBIRDBRAIN
- 27. Victorian-era prescription for melancholy6 letters, starts with SSEAAIR
- 28. They'll make it up to you5 letters, starts with LLIARS
- 30. Stumble or lurch4 letters, starts with RREEL
- 31. Pittsburgh-to-Buffalo dir.3 letters, starts with NNNE
- 32. Dictionary tag: Abbr.3 letters, starts with VVAR
- 34. Summer camper's conveyance5 letters, starts with CCANOE
- 36. Emmy-winning actor Ray6 letters, starts with LLIOTTA
- 38. Samuel Morse?8 letters, starts with CCABLEGUY
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- 46. Lake that's home to the world's largest freshwater island5 letters, starts with HHURON
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- 54. Deposit that might gather interest?3 letters, starts with OORE
- 55. Cheeky5 letters, starts with SSASSY
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- 73. Kofi ___, former secretary general of the United Nations5 letters, starts with AANNAN
- 74. Like the Red Sea after a visit from Moses6 letters, starts with PPARTED
- 76. Rain on your wedding day, perhaps4 letters, starts with OOMEN
- 77. …3 letters, starts with EETC
- 79. Oui : non :: ja : ___4 letters, starts with NNEIN
- 80. Gregor Mendel?14 letters, starts with SSEEDYCHARACTER
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- 85. Gives a thumbs up3 letters, starts with OOKS
- 86. Basic tenet of improv6 letters, starts with YYESAND
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Questions
What is the answer to “Dictionary tag: Abbr.”?
VAR, 3 letters: a unit of reactive power.
When was “Dictionary tag: Abbr.” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of December 7, 2025.
How many letters does the answer have?
3 letters, starting with V.