Base that's 90 feet from home

Latest answer — December 04, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Butterfingers
  2. 6Letter before beta
  3. 7Like "ad hoc" or "ad hominem"
  4. 8Prestigious university in Atlanta
  5. 9Word drawn out in speech before "... they're off!"

Down

  1. 1Dinosaur ___, vegetable so-named for its bumpy green texture
  2. 2Animal in a Peruvian herd
  3. 3Sinclair who wrote "The Jungle"
  4. 4Base that's 90 feet from home
  5. 5Wild and funny

The answer to “Base that's 90 feet from home” in the New York Times Mini crossword is THIRD — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on December 4, 2025 at 4-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.

“Base that's 90 feet from home” answer

THIRD (5 letters)

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Why the answer is THIRD

THIRD is the 5-letter solution that fits "Base that's 90 feet from home" in the NYT Mini crossword on December 4, 2025 (4-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does THIRD mean?

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

(numeral)

  • constituting number three in a sequence; 3rd
  • each of three equal parts into which something is or may be divided
  • an interval spanning three consecutive notes in a diatonic scale, e.g. C to E (major third, equal to two tones) or A to C (minor third, equal to a tone and a semitone)

When else has “Base that's 90 feet from home” 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.

December 4, 2025 (most recent) → THIRD. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Base that's 90 feet from home”?

The answer is THIRD, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on December 4, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Base that's 90 feet from home”?

5 letters: THIRD.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on December 4, 2025, at 4-Down.

Can “Base that's 90 feet from home” 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?

Every clue and answer from that day's puzzle is linked above, and the full grid is on the NYT Mini answers page.

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