Subtle distinction

Latest answer — July 28, 2025

9 Across

A fine shade of meaning or feeling. 🎨

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This clue's Monday, July 28, 2025 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Courtroom prosecutors, for short
  2. 4Fails to mention
  3. 7Finished the season on a hot streak
  4. 9Subtle distinction
  5. 10See 1-Down

Down

  1. 1With 10-Across, completely and utterly
  2. 2Love, in French
  3. 3Mount where Moses received the Ten Commandments
  4. 5Grab from the grill with a gripper
  5. 6"There's no ___ thing!"
  6. 8Vietnamese New Year

The answer to “Subtle distinction” in the New York Times Mini crossword is NUANCE — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on July 28, 2025 at 9-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.

“Subtle distinction” answer

NUANCE (6 letters)

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Why the answer is NUANCE

A fine shade of meaning or feeling. 🎨

What does NUANCE mean?

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

(noun)

  • a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound

When else has “Subtle distinction” 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.

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

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Subtle distinction”?

The answer is NUANCE, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on July 28, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Subtle distinction”?

6 letters: NUANCE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on July 28, 2025, at 9-Across.

Can “Subtle distinction” 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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