Apt anagram of BRUSH

The answer to “Apt anagram of BRUSH” in the New York Times crossword is SHRUB — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 10, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 58-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.

“Apt anagram of BRUSH” answer

SHRUB (5 letters)

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Why the answer is SHRUB

SHRUB is the 5-letter solution that fits "Apt anagram of BRUSH" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 10, 2026 (58-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SHRUB mean?

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

When else has “Apt anagram of BRUSH” 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.

March 10, 2026 (most recent) → SHRUB. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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