Most in need of salt, say

The answer to “Most in need of salt, say” in the New York Times crossword is ICIEST — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 15, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 66-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.

“Most in need of salt, say” answer

ICIEST (6 letters)

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Why the answer is ICIEST

ICIEST is the 6-letter solution that fits "Most in need of salt, say" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 15, 2025 (66-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ICIEST mean?

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

When else has “Most in need of salt, say” 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.

June 15, 2025 (most recent) → ICIEST. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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