Counterpart of effect

The answer to “Counterpart of effect” in the New York Times Mini crossword is CAUSE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on February 26, 2025 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.

“Counterpart of effect” answer

CAUSE (5 letters)

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Why the answer is CAUSE

Think of what makes something happen, rather than what happens afterward. 💡

What does CAUSE mean?

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

When else has “Counterpart of effect” 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.

February 26, 2025 (most recent) → CAUSE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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