"___ of Eden" (Steinbeck novel)

The answer to “"___ of Eden" (Steinbeck novel)” in the New York Times Mini crossword is EAST — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on January 13, 2025 at 6-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.

“"___ of Eden" (Steinbeck novel)” answer

EAST (4 letters)

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Why the answer is EAST

EAST is the 4-letter solution that fits ""___ of Eden" (Steinbeck novel)" in the NYT Mini crossword on January 13, 2025 (6-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does EAST mean?

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

When else has “"___ of Eden" (Steinbeck novel)” 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.

January 13, 2025 (most recent) → EAST. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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