Measure of alcoholic content

The answer to “Measure of alcoholic content” in the New York Times Mini crossword is PROOF — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on July 29, 2026 at 1-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.

“Measure of alcoholic content” answer

PROOF (5 letters)

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Why the answer is PROOF

The stronger the drink, the higher this number tends to be 🍸

What does PROOF mean?

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

When else has “Measure of alcoholic content” 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 29, 2026 (most recent) → PROOF. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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