Kind of colony in the film "Papillon"

The answer to “Kind of colony in the film "Papillon"” in the New York Times crossword is PENAL — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 18, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 51-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.

“Kind of colony in the film "Papillon"” answer

PENAL (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is PENAL.

Why the answer is PENAL

PENAL is the 5-letter solution that fits "Kind of colony in the film "Papillon"" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 18, 2025 (51-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PENAL mean?

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

When else has “Kind of colony in the film "Papillon"” 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 18, 2025 (most recent) → PENAL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions