Like the Triassic period, vis-à-vis the Jurassic

The answer to “Like the Triassic period, vis-à-vis the Jurassic” in the New York Times Mini crossword is OLDER — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on October 11, 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.

“Like the Triassic period, vis-à-vis the Jurassic” answer

OLDER (5 letters)

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Why the answer is OLDER

OLDER is the 5-letter solution that fits "Like the Triassic period, vis-à-vis the Jurassic" in the NYT Mini crossword on October 11, 2025 (5-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does OLDER mean?

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

When else has “Like the Triassic period, vis-à-vis the Jurassic” 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.

October 11, 2025 (most recent) → OLDER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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