Basis for croutons

The answer to “Basis for croutons” in the New York Times Mini crossword is BREAD — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on October 9, 2026 at 2-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.

“Basis for croutons” answer

BREAD (5 letters)

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What does BREAD mean?

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

When else has “Basis for croutons” 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.

October 9, 2026 (most recent) → BREAD. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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