Cold winter blanket

The answer to “Cold winter blanket” in the New York Times Mini crossword is SNOW — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on December 15, 2025 at 1-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.

“Cold winter blanket” answer

SNOW (4 letters)

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Why the answer is SNOW

SNOW is the 4-letter solution that fits "Cold winter blanket" in the NYT Mini crossword on December 15, 2025 (1-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SNOW mean?

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

When else has “Cold winter blanket” 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 15, 2025 (most recent) → SNOW. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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