Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 pattern

Latest answer — April 06, 2026

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Across

  1. 1Period of quick development
  2. 6They "don't lie," in a Shakira hit song
  3. 10Origin of the words "mongoose" and "cheetah"
  4. 11Blue-green hue
  5. 12American living abroad, e.g.
  6. 13"___ with my little eye ..."
  7. 14Oft-depicted animal on honey jars
  8. 15Query
  9. 17Origin of the words "woodchuck" and "moose"
  10. 22Sch. with a Shreveport campus
  11. 23___ Cup (in-season hoops tourney)
  12. 24Filled with wonder
  13. 27Freeze over, as a walkway
  14. 29Area worked by crunches
  15. 30Origin of the words "walrus" and "reindeer"
  16. 31Drop running down a cheek
  17. 32"Oh, for sure!," in slang

Down

  1. 1Queen of ___ (biblical visitor of King Solomon)
  2. 2Computer screen dot
  3. 3Remove, as from a fixed currency rate
  4. 4Dietary guide on a food label: Abbr.
  5. 5Tennessee footballers
  6. 6Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 pattern
  7. 7Eggheads have high ones, for short
  8. 8Baby dog
  9. 9"___ cheese!"
  10. 16Look at the teeny tiny bottom row of an eye chart, say
  11. 18Like the Tang dynasty vis-à-vis the Ming dynasty
  12. 19Unreactive, chemically
  13. 20Treat badly
  14. 21Scruffs of the neck
  15. 24Participate in a play
  16. 25Sorrowful state
  17. 26Contemporary ___ (what we're living in now)
  18. 28Dove's gentle call

The answer to “Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 pattern” in the New York Times Midi crossword is HAIKU — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on April 6, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 6-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.

“Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 pattern” answer

HAIKU (5 letters)

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Why the answer is HAIKU

HAIKU is the 5-letter solution that fits "Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 pattern" in the NYT Midi crossword on April 6, 2026 (6-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does HAIKU mean?

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

(noun)

  • a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world

When else has “Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 pattern” 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 6, 2026 (most recent) → HAIKU. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 pattern”?

The answer is HAIKU, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on April 6, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 pattern”?

5 letters: HAIKU.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Midi crossword on April 6, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 6-Down.

Can “Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 pattern” 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 April 6, 2026 is on the NYT Midi answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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