Red/pink shade

Latest answer — February 28, 2025

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This clue's Friday, February 28, 2025 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Italian tourist city you might be "inclined" to visit
  2. 5Pink/orange shade
  3. 6Green/yellow shade
  4. 7Red/pink shade
  5. 8Silver/gray shade

Down

  1. 1Many collared golf shirts
  2. 2From Dublin or Derry
  3. 3Command+S, on a Mac
  4. 4Pint at a public house
  5. 5___ Crawley, "Downton Abbey" countess

The answer to “Red/pink shade” in the New York Times Mini crossword is ROSE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on February 28, 2025 at 7-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.

“Red/pink shade” answer

ROSE (4 letters)

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Why the answer is ROSE

ROSE is the 4-letter solution that fits "Red/pink shade" in the NYT Mini crossword on February 28, 2025 (7-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ROSE mean?

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

(noun)

  • a prickly bush or shrub that typically bears red, pink, yellow, or white fragrant flowers, native to north temperate regions and widely grown as an ornamental
  • a stylized representation of a rose in heraldry or decoration, typically with five petals (especially as a national emblem of England)
  • a warm pink or light crimson colour

When else has “Red/pink shade” 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.

February 28, 2025 (most recent) → ROSE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Red/pink shade”?

The answer is ROSE, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on February 28, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Red/pink shade”?

4 letters: ROSE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on February 28, 2025, at 7-Across.

Can “Red/pink shade” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times Mini sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of today's NYT Mini answers?

Every clue and answer from that day's puzzle is linked above, and the full grid is on the NYT Mini answers page.

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