Something that's carried while portaging, perhaps

The answer to “Something that's carried while portaging, perhaps” in the New York Times Mini crossword is CANOE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on December 16, 2025 at 1-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.

“Something that's carried while portaging, perhaps” answer

CANOE (5 letters)

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Why the answer is CANOE

CANOE is the 5-letter solution that fits "Something that's carried while portaging, perhaps" in the NYT Mini crossword on December 16, 2025 (1-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does CANOE mean?

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

When else has “Something that's carried while portaging, perhaps” 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.

December 16, 2025 (most recent) → CANOE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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