Pasta that can be made "alla vodka"
Latest answer — October 11, 2026
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Penne is a short, hollow pasta cut at an angle at both ends, giving each piece a slanted opening. Its sturdy tube shape holds sauce inside as well as coating the outside, which makes it a natural match for alla vodka, a tomato-and-cream sauce flavored with vodka. Penne alla vodka became a familiar restaurant pasta dish, though recipes vary in their balance of tomato, cream, and heat.
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The answer to “Pasta that can be made "alla vodka"” in the New York Times Mini crossword is PENNE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on October 11, 2026 at 3-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.
“Pasta that can be made "alla vodka"” answer
PENNE (5 letters)
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What does PENNE mean?
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(noun)
- pasta in the form of short wide tubes
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The answer is PENNE, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on October 11, 2026.
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5 letters: PENNE.
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Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on October 11, 2026, at 3-Down.
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