Chunk taken out of a golf fairway

The answer to “Chunk taken out of a golf fairway” in the New York Times Mini crossword is DIVOT — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on September 10, 2026 at 7-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.

“Chunk taken out of a golf fairway” answer

DIVOT (5 letters)

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What does DIVOT mean?

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

When else has “Chunk taken out of a golf fairway” appeared?

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September 10, 2026 (most recent) → DIVOT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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