Leafy lunch

Latest answer — February 26, 2026

5 Across

Think of a crisp, colorful bowl of greens for a refreshing midday meal 🥗

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NYT Mini Crossword

This clue's Thursday, February 26, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Tesla or Toyota
  2. 4What the "M" of BMX stands for
  3. 5Leafy lunch
  4. 6Weighing device
  5. 7"To be," in Latin

Down

  1. 1Pepsi and Coke
  2. 2Dickens's "___ of Two Cities"
  3. 3Took to another floor, as the [circled letters]
  4. 4Apple computers
  5. 5Dir. from San Francisco to Santa Monica

The answer to “Leafy lunch” in the New York Times Mini crossword is SALAD — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on February 26, 2026 at 5-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.

“Leafy lunch” answer

SALAD (5 letters)

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Why the answer is SALAD

Think of a crisp, colorful bowl of greens for a refreshing midday meal 🥗

What does SALAD mean?

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

(noun)

  • a cold dish of various mixtures of raw or cooked vegetables, usually seasoned with oil, vinegar, or other dressing and sometimes accompanied by meat, fish, or other ingredients

When else has “Leafy lunch” 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, 2026 (most recent) → SALAD. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Leafy lunch”?

The answer is SALAD, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on February 26, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Leafy lunch”?

5 letters: SALAD.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on February 26, 2026, at 5-Across.

Can “Leafy lunch” 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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