Drum kit component

Latest answer — December 28, 2025

5 Down

This component is essential for creating sharp, crisp sounds in a rhythm section! 🥁

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NYT Mini Crossword

This clue's Sunday, December 28, 2025 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Nighttime outfit, for short
  2. 4Country that was once known as the "Land of a Million Elephants"
  3. 6Country led by a sultan
  4. 7Headwear that helps promote waves
  5. 9Country that celebrates National Ceviche Day
  6. 10TV room

Down

  1. 1Walk slowly and heavily
  2. 2Become stuck, as a printer
  3. 3Flew across the country ... three of them, actually!
  4. 5Drum kit component
  5. 8"The Naked ___"

The answer to “Drum kit component” in the New York Times Mini crossword is SNARE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on December 28, 2025 at 5-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.

“Drum kit component” answer

SNARE (5 letters)

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Why the answer is SNARE

This component is essential for creating sharp, crisp sounds in a rhythm section! 🥁

What does SNARE mean?

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

(noun)

  • a trap for catching birds or mammals, typically one having a noose of wire or cord
  • a length of wire, gut, or hide stretched across a drumhead to produce a rattling sound
  • a wire loop for severing polyps or other growths

When else has “Drum kit component” 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 28, 2025 (most recent) → SNARE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Drum kit component”?

The answer is SNARE, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on December 28, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Drum kit component”?

5 letters: SNARE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on December 28, 2025, at 5-Down.

Can “Drum kit component” 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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