French city from which a soup gets its name

The answer to “French city from which a soup gets its name” in the New York Times crossword is VICHY — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 17, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 23-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.

“French city from which a soup gets its name” answer

VICHY (5 letters)

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Why the answer is VICHY

VICHY is the 5-letter solution that fits "French city from which a soup gets its name" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 17, 2025 (23-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does VICHY mean?

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

When else has “French city from which a soup gets its name” 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.

August 17, 2025 (most recent) → VICHY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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