___ FireBall (red-hot candy)

The answer to “___ FireBall (red-hot candy)” in the New York Times Midi crossword is ATOMIC — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on April 1, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 25-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.

“___ FireBall (red-hot candy)” answer

ATOMIC (6 letters)

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Why the answer is ATOMIC

ATOMIC is the 6-letter solution that fits "___ FireBall (red-hot candy)" in the NYT Midi crossword on April 1, 2026 (25-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ATOMIC mean?

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

When else has “___ FireBall (red-hot candy)” 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 1, 2026 (most recent) → ATOMIC. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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