Fruity dessert named for its crunch

The answer to “Fruity dessert named for its crunch” in the New York Times Mini crossword is CRISP — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on June 5, 2026 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.

“Fruity dessert named for its crunch” answer

CRISP (5 letters)

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Why the answer is CRISP

CRISP is the 5-letter solution that fits "Fruity dessert named for its crunch" in the NYT Mini crossword on June 5, 2026 (1-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does CRISP mean?

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

When else has “Fruity dessert named for its crunch” 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.

June 5, 2026 (most recent) → CRISP. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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