Instrument associated with beans and salsa?
Latest answer — August 26, 2026
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Clue explained
A MARACA is a shaken percussion instrument strongly associated with Latin American music, including music involving beans and salsa in the food sense. The question mark signals the deliberately silly association between the instrument and Mexican-style foods.
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The answer to “Instrument associated with beans and salsa?” in the New York Times crossword is MARACA — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 26, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 10-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.
“Instrument associated with beans and salsa?” answer
MARACA (6 letters)
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What does MARACA mean?
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(noun)
- a percussion instrument in the form of a hollow gourd or gourd-shaped container filled with dried beans or similar objects and played, usually in pairs, by being shaken
When else has “Instrument associated with beans and salsa?” appeared?
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August 26, 2026 (most recent) → MARACA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “Instrument associated with beans and salsa?”?
The answer is MARACA, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 26, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “Instrument associated with beans and salsa?”?
6 letters: MARACA.
When did this clue appear?
Most recently in the New York Times crossword on August 26, 2026 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 10-Down.
Can “Instrument associated with beans and salsa?” have a different answer?
Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.
Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?
The full grid for August 26, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.
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