Direct deposit, in brief

The answer to “Direct deposit, in brief” in the New York Times crossword is EFT — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 9, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 42-Down. 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.

“Direct deposit, in brief” answer

EFT (3 letters)

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Why the answer is EFT

EFT is the 3-letter solution that fits "Direct deposit, in brief" in the NYT Crossword crossword on October 9, 2025 (42-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does EFT mean?

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

When else has “Direct deposit, in brief” 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.

October 9, 2025 (most recent) → EFT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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