Substance inside early flat-screen TVs

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  1. 1Slumber party attire, casually
  2. 4Surplus
  3. 5Bobby ___, co-founder of the Black Panthers
  4. 6Soccer announcer's cry after a goal
  5. 7Famous star-crossed lover
  6. 8D.C. baseball player

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  1. 1Substance inside early flat-screen TVs
  2. 2Famous star-crossed lover
  3. 3Recorder in a courtroom
  4. 4"Hop aboard!"
  5. 5"___, yes, ___!"

The answer to “Substance inside early flat-screen TVs” in the New York Times Mini crossword is PLASMA — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on September 5, 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.

“Substance inside early flat-screen TVs” answer

PLASMA (6 letters)

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Why the answer is PLASMA

PLASMA is the 6-letter solution that fits "Substance inside early flat-screen TVs" in the NYT Mini crossword on September 5, 2025 (1-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PLASMA mean?

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

(noun)

  • the colourless fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk, in which corpuscles or fat globules are suspended
  • an ionized gas consisting of positive ions and free electrons in proportions resulting in more or less no overall electric charge, typically at low pressures (as in the upper atmosphere and in fluorescent lamps) or at very high temperatures (as in stars and nuclear fusion reactors)
  • a bright green, translucent variety of quartz used in mosaic and for other decorative purposes

When else has “Substance inside early flat-screen TVs” 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.

September 5, 2025 (most recent) → PLASMA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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What is the answer to “Substance inside early flat-screen TVs”?

The answer is PLASMA, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on September 5, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Substance inside early flat-screen TVs”?

6 letters: PLASMA.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on September 5, 2025, at 1-Down.

Can “Substance inside early flat-screen TVs” 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.

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