___ card

The answer to “___ card” in the New York Times crossword is SIM — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 30, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 80-Across, and it has also run on 2 earlier dates with the same answer. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“___ card” answer

SIM (3 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is SIM.

What does SIM mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of SIM is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “___ card” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

• August 30, 2026 (most recent) → SIM
• July 21, 2026 → SIM
• May 4, 2025 → SIM

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