Barrier reef organism

Latest answer — July 28, 2026

6 Across

A colorful sea builder that helps make reefs 🌊

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This clue's Tuesday, July 28, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Letter after alpha, in the Greek alphabet
  2. 5Letter after Alfa, in the NATO phonetic alphabet
  3. 6Barrier reef organism
  4. 7Bout of sniffling and sneezing, say
  5. 8Blue expanse

Down

  1. 1"Babbling" body of water
  2. 2Before expected
  3. 3Broadcast commercial, for short
  4. 4Big name in early email
  5. 5Brings into an email thread discreetly

The answer to “Barrier reef organism” in the New York Times Mini crossword is CORAL — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on July 28, 2026 at 6-Across. 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.

“Barrier reef organism” answer

CORAL (5 letters)

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Why the answer is CORAL

A colorful sea builder that helps make reefs 🌊

What does CORAL mean?

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

(noun)

  • a hard stony substance secreted by certain marine coelenterates as an external skeleton, typically forming large reefs in warm seas
  • a sedentary coelenterate of warm and tropical seas, with a calcareous, horny, or soft skeleton. Most corals are colonial and many rely on the presence of green algae in their tissues to obtain energy from sunlight
  • the unfertilized roe of a lobster or scallop, which is used as food and becomes reddish when cooked

When else has “Barrier reef organism” 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.

July 28, 2026 (most recent) → CORAL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Barrier reef organism”?

The answer is CORAL, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on July 28, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Barrier reef organism”?

5 letters: CORAL.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on July 28, 2026, at 6-Across.

Can “Barrier reef organism” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times Mini sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of today's NYT Mini answers?

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