Cornrow or challah feature

The answer to “Cornrow or challah feature” in the New York Times crossword is BRAID — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 16, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 1-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.

“Cornrow or challah feature” answer

BRAID (5 letters)

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Why the answer is BRAID

BRAID is the 5-letter solution that fits "Cornrow or challah feature" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 16, 2025 (1-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does BRAID mean?

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

When else has “Cornrow or challah feature” 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 16, 2025 (most recent) → BRAID. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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