Sauce that pairs well with gnocchi

The answer to “Sauce that pairs well with gnocchi” in the New York Times Midi crossword is PESTO — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on July 3, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 11-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.

“Sauce that pairs well with gnocchi” answer

PESTO (5 letters)

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Why the answer is PESTO

PESTO is the 5-letter solution that fits "Sauce that pairs well with gnocchi" in the NYT Midi crossword on July 3, 2026 (11-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PESTO mean?

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

When else has “Sauce that pairs well with gnocchi” 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) → PESTO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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