Bear whose porridge was too cold in "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"

The answer to “Bear whose porridge was too cold in "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"” in the New York Times Midi crossword is MAMA — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on August 1, 2026 at 1-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.

“Bear whose porridge was too cold in "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"” answer

MAMA (4 letters)

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Why the answer is MAMA

She’s the mother bear in the fairy tale who discovers an uninvited breakfast guest. 🐻

What does MAMA mean?

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

When else has “Bear whose porridge was too cold in "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"” appeared?

New York Times Midi 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 1, 2026 (most recent) → MAMA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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