Short note?

The answer to “Short note?” in the New York Times crossword is IOU — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 9, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 52-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.

“Short note?” answer

IOU (3 letters)

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Why the answer is IOU

IOU is the 3-letter solution that fits "Short note?" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 9, 2025 (52-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Short note?” 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.

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

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