Come down to earth

The answer to “Come down to earth” in the New York Times Mini crossword is LAND — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on August 23, 2025 at 16-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.

“Come down to earth” answer

LAND (4 letters)

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Why the answer is LAND

Touch down after being airborne. 🛬

What does LAND mean?

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

When else has “Come down to earth” 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.

August 23, 2025 (most recent) → LAND. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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