One making an impression?

The answer to “One making an impression?” in the New York Times crossword is MIMIC — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 22, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 81-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.

“One making an impression?” answer

MIMIC (5 letters)

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Why the answer is MIMIC

MIMIC is the 5-letter solution that fits "One making an impression?" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 22, 2026 (81-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does MIMIC mean?

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

When else has “One making an impression?” 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.

February 22, 2026 (most recent) → MIMIC. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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