Plant used to make mezcal

The answer to “Plant used to make mezcal” in the New York Times Mini crossword is AGAVE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on June 30, 2026 at 2-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.

“Plant used to make mezcal” answer

AGAVE (5 letters)

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Why the answer is AGAVE

AGAVE is the 5-letter solution that fits "Plant used to make mezcal" in the NYT Mini crossword on June 30, 2026 (2-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does AGAVE mean?

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

When else has “Plant used to make mezcal” 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.

June 30, 2026 (most recent) → AGAVE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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