Desirable condition for hostas

The answer to “Desirable condition for hostas” in the New York Times crossword is SHADE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 2, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 39-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.

“Desirable condition for hostas” answer

SHADE (5 letters)

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Why the answer is SHADE

SHADE is the 5-letter solution that fits "Desirable condition for hostas" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 2, 2025 (39-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SHADE mean?

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

When else has “Desirable condition for hostas” 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.

February 2, 2025 (most recent) → SHADE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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