Water lily’s kin

Latest answer — July 22, 2026

36 Across

Think of the aquatic flower often associated with purity and enlightenment. 🌸

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This clue's Wednesday, July 22, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Flat-bottomed boat
  2. 5Health resorts
  3. 9Met performer
  4. 11Response to an unexpected gift
  5. 12Singer Cara
  6. 13Studio sign
  7. 14Went ahead
  8. 15Pulling with effort
  9. 17Dropping behind
  10. 19Take to court
  11. 20Head out
  12. 21French article
  13. 22“Keen!”
  14. 24Do a checkout job
  15. 26Pacific island nation
  16. 29Swindle
  17. 30Gaiter
  18. 32Timber business
  19. 34Binary digit
  20. 35Love, to Luigi
  21. 36Water lily’s kin
  22. 38Second showing
  23. 39Worry
  24. 40Kaffiyeh wearer
  25. 41Part to play

Down

  1. 1Unmoving
  2. 2Breakfast choice
  3. 3Anxious
  4. 4Took the title
  5. 5Number
  6. 6Commend
  7. 7Fairly good grade
  8. 8Suit fabric
  9. 10Experience anew
  10. 11Verne’s traveler
  11. 16Left on the plate
  12. 18Street group
  13. 21Drawn out
  14. 23Switch type
  15. 24Child of the 1950s
  16. 25Soft yarn
  17. 27Florentine painter
  18. 28Like the Super Bowl
  19. 29Healer Barton
  20. 30Mortgage, e.g.
  21. 31“Beau --”
  22. 33Chow
  23. 37Crew tool

The answer to “Water lily’s kin” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is LOTUS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on July 22, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 36-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.

“Water lily’s kin” answer

LOTUS (5 letters)

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Why the answer is LOTUS

Think of the aquatic flower often associated with purity and enlightenment. 🌸

What does LOTUS mean?

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

(noun)

  • either of two large water lilies
  • a plant whose fruit induced a dreamy forgetfulness and an unwillingness to leave
  • the flower of the sacred lotus as a symbol in Asian art and religion

When else has “Water lily’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.

July 22, 2026 (most recent) → LOTUS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Water lily’s kin”?

The answer is LOTUS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on July 22, 2026.

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

5 letters: LOTUS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Thomas Joseph crossword on July 22, 2026 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 36-Across.

Can “Water lily’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 July 22, 2026 is on the Thomas Joseph answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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