Birch’s kin

Latest answer — September 19, 2026

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Clue explained

An ALDER is a tree in the birch family, making it birch’s botanical kin. The clue refers to the relationship between these related tree genera.

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Definition
An alder tree shown alongside a birch tree.

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This clue's Saturday, September 19, 2026 appearance

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The answer to Birch’s kin in the Thomas Joseph crossword is ALDER — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on September 19, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 13-Across. 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.

Birch’s kin” answer

ALDER (5 letters)

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What does ALDER mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of ALDER is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a widely distributed tree of the birch family which has toothed leaves and bears male catkins and woody female cones

When else has “Birch’s kin” appeared?

Thomas Joseph 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.

September 19, 2026 (most recent) ALDER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Birch’s kin”?

The answer is ALDER, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on September 19, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Birch’s kin”?

5 letters: ALDER.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Thomas Joseph crossword on September 19, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 13-Across.

Can “Birch’s kin” have a different answer?

Yes — Thomas Joseph sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Thomas Joseph answers?

The full grid for September 19, 2026 is on the Thomas Joseph answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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