Borscht base

Latest answer — August 04, 2026

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This ruby-red root vegetable gives classic borscht its earthy color and sweetness 🍲

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  1. 1Sells for
  2. 6TV’s Philbin
  3. 11Eye-related
  4. 12Wear away
  5. 13Oscar winner for “Annie Hall”
  6. 15Major lang.
  7. 16Homer’s neighbor
  8. 17Flamenco cry
  9. 18Becomes more profound
  10. 20Costume part
  11. 21Gallery fill
  12. 22Strip in the Middle East
  13. 23Ashen
  14. 26Cook’s mushroom
  15. 27Gloss targets
  16. 28Sedan or SUV
  17. 29Screw up
  18. 30Soap option
  19. 34Saloon supply
  20. 35Genesis woman
  21. 36Before, in poems
  22. 37Oscar winner for “Bullets Over Broadway”
  23. 40Finished
  24. 41Part player
  25. 42Work breaks
  26. 43Kind of question

Down

  1. 1Wrote an app
  2. 2Speculate
  3. 3Play place
  4. 4Light metal
  5. 5Vista sight
  6. 6Marsh plants
  7. 7Historic time
  8. 8Start fighting
  9. 9Put on a pedestal
  10. 10Mali neighbor
  11. 14English county
  12. 19Touches lightly
  13. 22Like slasher movies
  14. 23Attorney, at times
  15. 24Pilot’s employer
  16. 25Mayo and butter
  17. 26Stepped aside
  18. 28Place to put in
  19. 30Flexes
  20. 31Borscht base
  21. 32Hot crime
  22. 33Stylishly quaint
  23. 38Capture
  24. 39Bar supply

The answer to “Borscht base” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is BEETS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 4, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 31-Down. 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.

“Borscht base” answer

BEETS (5 letters)

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Why the answer is BEETS

This ruby-red root vegetable gives classic borscht its earthy color and sweetness 🍲

What does BEETS mean?

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

(noun)

  • a herbaceous plant widely cultivated as a source of food for humans and livestock, and for processing into sugar. Some varieties are grown for their leaves and some for their large nutritious root

When else has “Borscht base” 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.

August 4, 2026 (most recent) → BEETS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Borscht base”?

The answer is BEETS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 4, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Borscht base”?

5 letters: BEETS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 4, 2026 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 31-Down.

Can “Borscht base” 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 August 4, 2026 is on the Thomas Joseph answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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