This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, February 7, 2026 (18 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week and themeless, so clues are often deliberately misleading.
How to read this clue
The question mark warns of wordplay. Expect a pun or a second meaning rather than a straight definition.
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
D _ _ _ _
First and last letters
D _ _ _ S
Show the answer
About the answer
DIETS as a word: The food and beverage a person or animal consumes; (countable) A controlled regimen of food and drink choices, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health.
DIETS has been an answer 4 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since November 17, 2025.
Other clues with the same answer
More clues from this puzzle
- Summer picnic side dish (12 Across)
- Homo sapiens, e.g. (14 Across)
- Curio shop treasure (16 Across)
- Singer with the 2016 Grammy-winning soul ballad "Cranes in the Sky" (17 Across)
- Keep-on-keeping-on quality (19 Across)
- Cause for getting stuck (21 Across)
- Not, colloquially (22 Across)
- Misdirect (23 Across)
Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times
All crossword clues · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers