Container on the pantry shelf

Latest answer — March 01, 2025

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This clue's Saturday, March 01, 2025 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Chocolate/marshmallow sandwich
  2. 6Weighed down (with)
  3. 7Birthday cake inserts
  4. 9First U.S. state alphabetically
  5. 100%
  6. 11Free-for-all fight
  7. 12Puts on the market

Down

  1. 1Winding ski races
  2. 2Herbivore seen off Florida shores
  3. 3Strange person
  4. 4Give another name
  5. 5Bowser and King Boo, in the Mario games
  6. 7Container on the pantry shelf
  7. 8Took a chair

The answer to “Container on the pantry shelf” in the New York Times Mini crossword is CAN — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on March 1, 2025 at 7-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.

“Container on the pantry shelf” answer

CAN (3 letters)

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Why the answer is CAN

CAN is the 3-letter solution that fits "Container on the pantry shelf" in the NYT Mini crossword on March 1, 2025 (7-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does CAN mean?

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

(verb)

  • be able to
  • be permitted to
  • used to request someone to do something

When else has “Container on the pantry shelf” 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.

March 1, 2025 (most recent) → CAN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Container on the pantry shelf”?

The answer is CAN, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on March 1, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Container on the pantry shelf”?

3 letters: CAN.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on March 1, 2025, at 7-Down.

Can “Container on the pantry shelf” 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?

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