Cousin of tempeh and seitan

The answer to “Cousin of tempeh and seitan” in the New York Times crossword is TOFU — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 14, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 42-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.

“Cousin of tempeh and seitan” answer

TOFU (4 letters)

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Why the answer is TOFU

TOFU is the 4-letter solution that fits "Cousin of tempeh and seitan" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 14, 2026 (42-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does TOFU mean?

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

When else has “Cousin of tempeh and seitan” 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) → TOFU. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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