Salmon topping for a bagel and cream cheese

The answer to “Salmon topping for a bagel and cream cheese” in the New York Times Midi crossword is LOX — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on March 11, 2026 at 15-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.

“Salmon topping for a bagel and cream cheese” answer

LOX (3 letters)

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Why the answer is LOX

LOX is the 3-letter solution that fits "Salmon topping for a bagel and cream cheese" in the NYT Midi crossword on March 11, 2026 (15-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does LOX mean?

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

When else has “Salmon topping for a bagel and cream cheese” 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 11, 2026 (most recent) → LOX. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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