Half of a clothing pair

The answer to “Half of a clothing pair” in the New York Times Mini crossword is SOCK — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on July 30, 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.

“Half of a clothing pair” answer

SOCK (4 letters)

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Why the answer is SOCK

One of the two that usually come as a pair for your feet 🧦

What does SOCK mean?

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

When else has “Half of a clothing pair” 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.

July 30, 2026 (most recent) → SOCK. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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