___ dish

The answer to “___ dish” in the New York Times crossword is PETRI — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 11, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 8-Down, and it has also run on 2 earlier dates with the same answer. 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.

“___ dish” answer

PETRI (5 letters)

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Why the answer is PETRI

PETRI is the 5-letter solution that fits "___ dish" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 11, 2026 (8-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PETRI mean?

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

When else has “___ dish” 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 11, 2026 (most recent) → PETRI
• February 8, 2026 → PETRI
• July 17, 2025 → PETRI

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