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NYT Daily • August 17, 2025

Nutrition figs.

Answer:

RDAS

Hint:

Daily intake benchmarks often abbreviated in dietary guidelines might include these letters.

Explanation:

"Nutrition figs." is a play on words where "figs" sounds like "F-I-G-S" but actually hints at "figures" (as in numbers or data). The answer, "RDAS," stands for Recommended Dietary Allowances—standard nutrition figures set by health authorities. The clue cleverly uses homophonic wordplay to lead from "figs" to "figures" while pointing to a well-known nutrition term.

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