"Doctor ___"

The answer to “"Doctor ___"” in the New York Times crossword is WHO — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 31, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 98-Across. 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.

“"Doctor ___"” answer

WHO (3 letters)

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Why the answer is WHO

WHO is the 3-letter solution that fits ""Doctor ___"" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 31, 2026 (98-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does WHO mean?

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

When else has “"Doctor ___"” 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.

May 31, 2026 (most recent) → WHO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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