Stop light color on a stoplight

The answer to “Stop light color on a stoplight” in the New York Times Midi crossword is RED — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Midi crossword on April 7, 2026 at 20-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.

“Stop light color on a stoplight” answer

RED (3 letters)

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Why the answer is RED

RED is the 3-letter solution that fits "Stop light color on a stoplight" in the NYT Midi crossword on April 7, 2026 (20-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does RED mean?

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

When else has “Stop light color on a stoplight” 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 7, 2026 (most recent) → RED. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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