Program for those trying to reduce screen time, familiarly?
Published by Naitik Mehta · March 28, 2026
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Program for those trying to reduce screen time, familiarly? (6)
Answer
The answer to Program for those trying to reduce screen time, familiarly? is App Screen Time (6 letters).
Why does App Screen Time fit this clue?
This clue uses wordplay where 'familiarly' signals an informal or abbreviated treatment of the answer. The answer TSAPRE represents 'App Screen Time' written backwards, creating a playful reversal of Apple's Screen Time feature. Screen Time is a digital wellness program built into iOS devices that helps users monitor and limit their device usage by tracking app activity and setting usage limits. The clue's question mark indicates wordplay, and the reversal creates the connection between a program designed to reduce screen time and its backwards spelling.
What does Program for those trying to reduce screen time, familiarly? mean?
We break down each word in the clue and show its dictionary definitions below.
program
noun
•a planned series of activities or treatment regimen
reduce
verb
•to make smaller in amount or degree
screen time
noun
•time spent looking at electronic device displays
familiarly
adverb
•in an informal or abbreviated way; casually
Where did this clue appear?
This clue appeared as 20-down in the New York Times Daily on March 28, 2026, by Katie Hoody, edited by Will Shortz. See all answers for this puzzle.
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What does App Screen Time mean?
noun phrase
•a digital wellness feature on smartphones that tracks and limits app usage to help users reduce their screen time
How to use App Screen Time in a sentence
Here are 3 examples of how to use the word App Screen Time.
•“I set up App Screen Time limits on my phone to help me reduce my daily social media usage.”
•“The App Screen Time feature showed me I was spending over 6 hours a day on my device.”
•“Parents can use App Screen Time controls to manage how long their children spend on games and entertainment apps.”
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- What is the answer to Program for those trying to reduce screen time, familiarly??
- The answer is App Screen Time (6 letters).
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- This clue was last seen in the New York Times Daily on March 28, 2026.
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- The answer has 6 letters: App Screen Time.
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NYT Daily — Mar 28, 2026
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