Hirt and Hirschfeld

The answer to “Hirt and Hirschfeld” in the New York Times crossword is ALS — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 18, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 115-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.

“Hirt and Hirschfeld” answer

ALS (3 letters)

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Why the answer is ALS

ALS is the 3-letter solution that fits "Hirt and Hirschfeld" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 18, 2026 (115-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ALS mean?

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

When else has “Hirt and Hirschfeld” 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.

January 18, 2026 (most recent) → ALS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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