Tackles a double-black diamond, perhaps

The answer to “Tackles a double-black diamond, perhaps” in the New York Times Mini crossword is SKIS — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on July 5, 2026 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.

“Tackles a double-black diamond, perhaps” answer

SKIS (4 letters)

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Why the answer is SKIS

SKIS is the 4-letter solution that fits "Tackles a double-black diamond, perhaps" in the NYT Mini crossword on July 5, 2026 (1-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SKIS mean?

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

When else has “Tackles a double-black diamond, 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.

July 5, 2026 (most recent) → SKIS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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