Incense residue

Latest answer — July 24, 2026

9 Down

After a fire, what's left behind can have a calming scent too! 🔥

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NYT Midi Crossword

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Across

  1. 1Protest site for Rosa Parks
  2. 4"Tsk, tsk," in texting shorthand
  3. 7"Now I know the answer!"
  4. 10Household pest many consider less scary than a cockroach
  5. 11Abu Dhabi's country, for short
  6. 12___ Alamos, N.M.
  7. 13Chewy red candy
  8. 16Moves to a bigger home, as a plant
  9. 17Frozen drink brand
  10. 18Created for a specific purpose, as a committee
  11. 19Requirements
  12. 20Person always trying to bring you down
  13. 222024 fantasy rom-com co-starring Lindsay Lohan
  14. 26Devices that turn uncut bagels into sandwich ends
  15. 271/4 of a quart
  16. 29Tick-___
  17. 30The "i" of Roy G. Biv
  18. 32"Interesting ..."
  19. 33"Little Bunny ___" (nursery song)
  20. 34Service used by diners to book tables
  21. 35Vague time for a late lunch, as suggested by parts of 13- and 22-Across

Down

  1. 1Arab city whose name is, appropriately, an anagram of ARABS
  2. 2Not married
  3. 3N.B.A. star Curry, familiarly
  4. 4Frequent flier?
  5. 5"m," to scientists
  6. 6Mild chuckle
  7. 7"The Autobiography of ___ B. Toklas" (Gertrude Stein book)
  8. 8Sprayed (down)
  9. 9Incense residue
  10. 14Thingamajiggy
  11. 15Guy known as the "Mayor of Flavortown"
  12. 19Encouraging weather report for skiers
  13. 21Frugality
  14. 22"You win!"
  15. 23Turns into grain-sized pieces, as cauliflower
  16. 24Genre for Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451," informally
  17. 25Annual 24-Down book awards
  18. 26Mix with a wooden spatula, say
  19. 28Cartoon bear in a red shirt
  20. 31Scooby-___

The answer to “Incense residue” in the New York Times Midi crossword is ASHES — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 24, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 9-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.

“Incense residue” answer

ASHES (5 letters)

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Why the answer is ASHES

After a fire, what's left behind can have a calming scent too! 🔥

What does ASHES mean?

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

(noun)

  • the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance
  • a trophy for the winner of a series of Test matches in a cricket season between England and Australia

When else has “Incense residue” 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.

July 24, 2026 (most recent) → ASHES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Incense residue”?

The answer is ASHES, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 24, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Incense residue”?

5 letters: ASHES.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 24, 2026 (a Friday puzzle), at 9-Down.

Can “Incense residue” 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 July 24, 2026 is on the NYT Midi answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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