Like soft rolls

The answer to “Like soft rolls” in the New York Times crossword is YEASTY — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 14, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 96-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.

“Like soft rolls” answer

YEASTY (6 letters)

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Why the answer is YEASTY

YEASTY is the 6-letter solution that fits "Like soft rolls" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 14, 2025 (96-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does YEASTY mean?

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

When else has “Like soft 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.

December 14, 2025 (most recent) → YEASTY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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