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NYT Daily • September 7, 2025

Media personalities Melber and Fleischer

Answer:

ARIS

Hint:

Think of two TV commentators whose first names start with "Ari" and share this four-letter abbreviation for their given name.

Explanation:

This clue refers to the first names of two well-known media figures: Ari Melber, an MSNBC host, and Ari Fleischer, a former White House press secretary. The answer "ARIS" comes from taking the shared first name "Ari" from both and adding an "S" to make it plural. It’s a straightforward example where the clue hints at multiple people sharing the same name.

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