Bloom whose toxic nectar is one source of "mad honey"

The answer to “Bloom whose toxic nectar is one source of "mad honey"” in the New York Times crossword is AZALEA — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 6, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 61-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.

“Bloom whose toxic nectar is one source of "mad honey"” answer

AZALEA (6 letters)

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Why the answer is AZALEA

AZALEA is the 6-letter solution that fits "Bloom whose toxic nectar is one source of "mad honey"" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 6, 2026 (61-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does AZALEA mean?

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

When else has “Bloom whose toxic nectar is one source of "mad honey"” 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.

May 6, 2026 (most recent) → AZALEA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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