Visitor from outer space

The answer to “Visitor from outer space” in the New York Times Mini crossword is ALIEN — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on September 19, 2025 at 3-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.

“Visitor from outer space” answer

ALIEN (5 letters)

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Why the answer is ALIEN

A being from another world has arrived 👽

What does ALIEN mean?

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

When else has “Visitor from outer space” 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.

September 19, 2025 (most recent) → ALIEN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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