Shade of orangeish pink

Latest answer — June 23, 2026

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This clue's Tuesday, June 23, 2026 appearance

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  1. 1Baseball officials
  2. 5Singer/songwriter Kahan with the 2026 #1 album "The Great Divide"
  3. 6Shade of orangeish pink
  4. 8Voice of the smartphone generation?
  5. 9Partner channel of ABC

Down

  1. 1Someone giving off old guy vibes, in Gen Z slang
  2. 2Tallest animal in North America
  3. 3Setting for "Ratatouille"
  4. 4#, in music
  5. 7___-Manuel Miranda

The answer to “Shade of orangeish pink” in the New York Times Mini crossword is CORAL — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on June 23, 2026 at 6-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.

“Shade of orangeish pink” answer

CORAL (5 letters)

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Why the answer is CORAL

CORAL is the 5-letter solution that fits "Shade of orangeish pink" in the NYT Mini crossword on June 23, 2026 (6-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does CORAL mean?

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

(noun)

  • a hard stony substance secreted by certain marine coelenterates as an external skeleton, typically forming large reefs in warm seas
  • a sedentary coelenterate of warm and tropical seas, with a calcareous, horny, or soft skeleton. Most corals are colonial and many rely on the presence of green algae in their tissues to obtain energy from sunlight
  • the unfertilized roe of a lobster or scallop, which is used as food and becomes reddish when cooked

When else has “Shade of orangeish pink” 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 23, 2026 (most recent) → CORAL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Shade of orangeish pink”?

The answer is CORAL, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on June 23, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Shade of orangeish pink”?

5 letters: CORAL.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on June 23, 2026, at 6-Across.

Can “Shade of orangeish pink” 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?

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