Obama-era policy whose last three letters spell a different Obama-era law

The answer to “Obama-era policy whose last three letters spell a different Obama-era law” in the New York Times crossword is DACA — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 30, 2025, a Wednesday puzzle, at 47-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.

“Obama-era policy whose last three letters spell a different Obama-era law” answer

DACA (4 letters)

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Why the answer is DACA

DACA is the 4-letter solution that fits "Obama-era policy whose last three letters spell a different Obama-era law" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 30, 2025 (47-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Obama-era policy whose last three letters spell a different Obama-era law” 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.

April 30, 2025 (most recent) → DACA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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