Spanish conquistador ___ de León

The answer to “Spanish conquistador ___ de León” in the New York Times Mini crossword is PONCE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on March 7, 2026 at 6-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.

“Spanish conquistador ___ de León” answer

PONCE (5 letters)

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Why the answer is PONCE

PONCE is the 5-letter solution that fits "Spanish conquistador ___ de León" in the NYT Mini crossword on March 7, 2026 (6-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PONCE mean?

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

When else has “Spanish conquistador ___ de León” 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.

March 7, 2026 (most recent) → PONCE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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