They're often abuzz about coneflowers

The answer to “They're often abuzz about coneflowers” in the New York Times Mini crossword is BEES — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on July 2, 2025 at 5-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.

“They're often abuzz about coneflowers” answer

BEES (4 letters)

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Why the answer is BEES

BEES is the 4-letter solution that fits "They're often abuzz about coneflowers" in the NYT Mini crossword on July 2, 2025 (5-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does BEES mean?

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

When else has “They're often abuzz about coneflowers” 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 2, 2025 (most recent) → BEES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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