Late spring or early summer bloom

The answer to “Late spring or early summer bloom” in the New York Times crossword is PEONY — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 6, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 22-Across. 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.

“Late spring or early summer bloom” answer

PEONY (5 letters)

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Why the answer is PEONY

PEONY is the 5-letter solution that fits "Late spring or early summer bloom" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 6, 2026 (22-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PEONY mean?

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

When else has “Late spring or early summer bloom” 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.

May 6, 2026 (most recent) → PEONY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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