This clue appeared in the Mini Crossword on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 (8 Across), the Mini Crossword on Monday, November 10, 2025 (5 Across), the NYT Crossword on Monday, October 27, 2025 (6 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it.
Mini Crossword, September 29, 2026, 8 Across
Answer length: 5 squares
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About the answer
NILLA as a word: (derogatory, ethnic slur) A white person; (informal) Clipping of vanilla. [(countable) Any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yieldin....
NILLA has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since October 27, 2025.
Mini Crossword, November 10, 2025, 5 Across
Answer length: 5 squares
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N _ _ _ _
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N _ _ _ A
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NYT Crossword, October 27, 2025, 6 Down
Answer length: 5 squares
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N _ _ _ _
First and last letters
N _ _ _ A
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