Texas landmark at which Pee-Wee Herman asks "Where's the basement? ... Aren't we gonna see the basement?"

The answer to “Texas landmark at which Pee-Wee Herman asks "Where's the basement? ... Aren't we gonna see the basement?"” in the New York Times Mini crossword is ALAMO — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on January 26, 2025 at 2-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.

“Texas landmark at which Pee-Wee Herman asks "Where's the basement? ... Aren't we gonna see the basement?"” answer

ALAMO (5 letters)

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Why the answer is ALAMO

ALAMO is the 5-letter solution that fits "Texas landmark at which Pee-Wee Herman asks "Where's the basement? ... Aren't we gonna see the basement?"" in the NYT Mini crossword on January 26, 2025 (2-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ALAMO mean?

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

When else has “Texas landmark at which Pee-Wee Herman asks "Where's the basement? ... Aren't we gonna see the basement?"” 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.

January 26, 2025 (most recent) → ALAMO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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