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NYT Daily • September 2, 2025

IDs on W-2s

Answer:

SSNS

Hint:

Not available

Explanation:

A W-2 is a tax form that reports wages and withholdings, and one key piece of information it includes is an employee’s Social Security number. The clue "IDs on W-2s" is asking for the abbreviation of those identification numbers, which are commonly called SSNs. It’s a straightforward definition with no wordplay—just a direct reference to what you’d find on that tax document. The answer is plural ("SSNS") because the clue implies multiple IDs, like those listed for employees on a batch of W-2s.

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