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NYT Daily • September 2, 2025

Tiebreaker periods, in brief

Answer:

OTS

Hint:

Not available

Explanation:

This clue is asking for a short way to say the extra time added to a game when the score is tied. "Tiebreaker periods" refers to overtime in sports, and "in brief" signals that the answer is an abbreviation. "OTS" stands for "overtimes," commonly used in hockey and other sports to describe those extra periods.

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