Grass bought in rolls

The answer to “Grass bought in rolls” in the New York Times crossword is SOD — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 27, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 39-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.

“Grass bought in rolls” answer

SOD (3 letters)

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Why the answer is SOD

Turf you can pick up and lay down like a rug 🌱

What does SOD mean?

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

When else has “Grass bought in rolls” 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.

July 27, 2026 (most recent) → SOD. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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