Tool in a grooming kit

Latest answer — October 18, 2025

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This clue's Saturday, October 18, 2025 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Class for dummies?
  2. 4Fuzzy boot brand
  3. 7Metal sought by a miner
  4. 8T.S.A. ___Check
  5. 9Me, in Marseilles
  6. 10"The Da Vinci Code" author Brown
  7. 11Fan base of a major K-pop supergroup
  8. 13The world's fastest-growing religion, with nearly 350 million new observers in the past decade
  9. 14Like a thick winter jacket, say
  10. 15Ticketmaster purchases

Down

  1. 1Tool in a grooming kit
  2. 2Helpful nuggets from experts
  3. 3Publish again, as a magazine edition
  4. 4Skyward gust of air
  5. 5Record of the Year and Best New Artist
  6. 6Millennials' cohort, informally
  7. 12___ Romeo (sporty Italian car)

The answer to “Tool in a grooming kit” in the New York Times Mini crossword is COMB — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on October 18, 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.

“Tool in a grooming kit” answer

COMB (4 letters)

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Why the answer is COMB

COMB is the 4-letter solution that fits "Tool in a grooming kit" in the NYT Mini crossword on October 18, 2025 (1-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does COMB mean?

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

(noun)

  • a strip of plastic, metal, or wood with a row of narrow teeth, used for untangling or arranging the hair
  • a device for separating and dressing textile fibres
  • the red fleshy crest on the head of a domestic fowl, especially a cock

When else has “Tool in a grooming kit” 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.

October 18, 2025 (most recent) → COMB. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Tool in a grooming kit”?

The answer is COMB, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on October 18, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Tool in a grooming kit”?

4 letters: COMB.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on October 18, 2025, at 1-Down.

Can “Tool in a grooming kit” 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?

Every clue and answer from that day's puzzle is linked above, and the full grid is on the NYT Mini answers page.

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