Shade of blue worn by Manchester City or the University of North Carolina

The answer to “Shade of blue worn by Manchester City or the University of North Carolina” in the New York Times Midi crossword is SKY — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on April 5, 2026 at 21-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.

“Shade of blue worn by Manchester City or the University of North Carolina” answer

SKY (3 letters)

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Why the answer is SKY

SKY is the 3-letter solution that fits "Shade of blue worn by Manchester City or the University of North Carolina" in the NYT Midi crossword on April 5, 2026 (21-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SKY mean?

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

When else has “Shade of blue worn by Manchester City or the University of North Carolina” 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 5, 2026 (most recent) → SKY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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