This clue appeared in the Mini Crossword on Saturday, October 17, 2026 (7 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it.
Answer length: 7 squares
First letter
C _ _ _ _ _ _
First and last letters
C _ _ _ _ _ L
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CARAMEL as a word: (uncountable) A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by heating sugar and other ingredients until the sugars polymerize and become sticky; (countable) A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.
CARAMEL has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
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