___ butter (ingredient in many body lotions)

The answer to “___ butter (ingredient in many body lotions)” in the New York Times Midi crossword is SHEA — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on April 22, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 20-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.

“___ butter (ingredient in many body lotions)” answer

SHEA (4 letters)

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Why the answer is SHEA

SHEA is the 4-letter solution that fits "___ butter (ingredient in many body lotions)" in the NYT Midi crossword on April 22, 2026 (20-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SHEA mean?

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

When else has “___ butter (ingredient in many body lotions)” 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.

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

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