City in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada

Latest answer — February 27, 2026

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Across

  1. 1What a painting might go in
  2. 6March Madness org.
  3. 10Resident of Des Moines or Davenport
  4. 11Merit
  5. 12Good investments
  6. 14"Where They Last Saw ___" (2024 best-selling novel)
  7. 15The "S" of S.F.
  8. 16Mentor of Luke Skywalker
  9. 18___ Peace Prize
  10. 22Grassy expanse
  11. 24Color that describes 12- and 16-Across?
  12. 26Product with podcasts, passwords and pictures, perhaps
  13. 27End-of-Ramadan festival, informally
  14. 28The "solid" in "Do me a solid"
  15. 29Uno + uno

Down

  1. 1Suspicious
  2. 2Only child of Lord and Lady Montague, in Shakespeare
  3. 3Gold Glove or Golden Globe
  4. 4Tarnish
  5. 5Doctors with otoscopes, for short
  6. 6Film genre whose first four letters spell an element, and whose second word is an anagram of another element
  7. 7Container of cranberry sauce
  8. 8"Come as you ___"
  9. 9Not one particular
  10. 13Dave Roberts, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
  11. 17Challenging H.S. politics course, for short
  12. 19Hereford or Holstein, for cattle
  13. 20"Old MacDonald" refrain
  14. 21Gives for a time
  15. 23City in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada
  16. 24Sunscreen stat
  17. 25"Now it's all clear!"

The answer to “City in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada” in the New York Times Midi crossword is RENO — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on February 27, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 23-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.

“City in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada” answer

RENO (4 letters)

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Why the answer is RENO

RENO is the 4-letter solution that fits "City in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada" in the NYT Midi crossword on February 27, 2026 (23-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does RENO mean?

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

(noun)

  • a renovation of a building or part of a building

When else has “City in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada” 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.

February 27, 2026 (most recent) → RENO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “City in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada”?

The answer is RENO, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on February 27, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “City in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada”?

4 letters: RENO.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on February 27, 2026 (a Friday puzzle), at 23-Down.

Can “City in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times Midi 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 NYT Midi answers?

The full grid for February 27, 2026 is on the NYT Midi answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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