1/640th of a square mile

The answer to “1/640th of a square mile” in the New York Times Mini crossword is ACRE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on January 19, 2026 at 3-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.

“1/640th of a square mile” answer

ACRE (4 letters)

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Why the answer is ACRE

ACRE is the 4-letter solution that fits "1/640th of a square mile" in the NYT Mini crossword on January 19, 2026 (3-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ACRE mean?

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

When else has “1/640th of a square mile” appeared?

New York Times Mini 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.

January 19, 2026 (most recent) → ACRE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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