One way to pay for an airline flight

The answer to “One way to pay for an airline flight” in the New York Times Mini crossword is MILES — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on October 9, 2025 at 4-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.

“One way to pay for an airline flight” answer

MILES (5 letters)

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Why the answer is MILES

MILES is the 5-letter solution that fits "One way to pay for an airline flight" in the NYT Mini crossword on October 9, 2025 (4-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does MILES mean?

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

When else has “One way to pay for an airline flight” 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 9, 2025 (most recent) → MILES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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