Patterned fabric named for a city in India now known as Chennai

The answer to “Patterned fabric named for a city in India now known as Chennai” in the New York Times Midi crossword is MADRAS — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on March 8, 2026, a Sunday 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.

“Patterned fabric named for a city in India now known as Chennai” answer

MADRAS (6 letters)

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Why the answer is MADRAS

MADRAS is the 6-letter solution that fits "Patterned fabric named for a city in India now known as Chennai" in the NYT Midi crossword on March 8, 2026 (6-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does MADRAS mean?

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

When else has “Patterned fabric named for a city in India now known as Chennai” 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.

March 8, 2026 (most recent) → MADRAS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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