Ground coating on a cold morning

The answer to “Ground coating on a cold morning” in the New York Times Mini crossword is FROST — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on March 10, 2026 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.

“Ground coating on a cold morning” answer

FROST (5 letters)

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Why the answer is FROST

FROST is the 5-letter solution that fits "Ground coating on a cold morning" in the NYT Mini crossword on March 10, 2026 (5-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does FROST mean?

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

When else has “Ground coating on a cold morning” 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 10, 2026 (most recent) → FROST. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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