Animal found on the last page of an alphabet book

The answer to “Animal found on the last page of an alphabet book” in the New York Times Mini crossword is ZEBRA — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on January 26, 2026 at 1-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.

“Animal found on the last page of an alphabet book” answer

ZEBRA (5 letters)

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Why the answer is ZEBRA

ZEBRA is the 5-letter solution that fits "Animal found on the last page of an alphabet book" in the NYT Mini crossword on January 26, 2026 (1-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ZEBRA mean?

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

When else has “Animal found on the last page of an alphabet book” 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 26, 2026 (most recent) → ZEBRA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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