Altitude sickness side effect

The answer to “Altitude sickness side effect” in the New York Times crossword is EDEMA — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 14, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 39-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.

“Altitude sickness side effect” answer

EDEMA (5 letters)

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Why the answer is EDEMA

EDEMA is the 5-letter solution that fits "Altitude sickness side effect" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 14, 2026 (39-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does EDEMA mean?

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

When else has “Altitude sickness side effect” appeared?

New York Times 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.

June 14, 2026 (most recent) → EDEMA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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