Purple shade

The answer to “Purple shade” in the New York Times Midi crossword is PLUM — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 3, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 22-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.

“Purple shade” answer

PLUM (4 letters)

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Why the answer is PLUM

PLUM is the 4-letter solution that fits "Purple shade" in the NYT Midi crossword on July 3, 2026 (22-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PLUM mean?

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

When else has “Purple shade” 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 3, 2026 (most recent) → PLUM. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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