Brother at a monastery

The answer to “Brother at a monastery” in the New York Times Midi crossword is MONK — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on August 8, 2026 at 19-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.

“Brother at a monastery” answer

MONK (4 letters)

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Why the answer is MONK

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What does MONK mean?

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

When else has “Brother at a monastery” 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 8, 2026 (most recent) → MONK. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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