Vegetable in fried rice

Latest answer — July 14, 2025

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  1. 1Account used to log into Threads, familiarly
  2. 6Upscale gym freebie
  3. 7Bad thing to feel toward the end of a marathon
  4. 8Vowelless grunt
  5. 9Vegetable in fried rice

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  1. 1Reason to scratch one's head, perhaps
  2. 2Standard
  3. 3Shrek's home
  4. 4Arizona city between Phoenix and Mesa
  5. 5Gen ___ (kids born in the 2010s)

The answer to “Vegetable in fried rice” in the New York Times Mini crossword is PEA — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on July 14, 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.

“Vegetable in fried rice” answer

PEA (3 letters)

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Why the answer is PEA

PEA is the 3-letter solution that fits "Vegetable in fried rice" in the NYT Mini crossword on July 14, 2025 (9-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PEA mean?

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

(noun)

  • a spherical green seed that is eaten as a vegetable or as a pulse when dried
  • the hardy Eurasian climbing plant which yields pods containing peas
  • used in names of plants or seeds that are similar or related to the pea, e.g. chickpea, sweet pea

When else has “Vegetable in fried rice” 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 14, 2025 (most recent) → PEA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Vegetable in fried rice”?

The answer is PEA, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on July 14, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Vegetable in fried rice”?

3 letters: PEA.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on July 14, 2025, at 9-Across.

Can “Vegetable in fried rice” 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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