Parched place

The answer to “Parched place” in the New York Times crossword is DESERT — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 15, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 103-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.

“Parched place” answer

DESERT (6 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 DESERT.

Why the answer is DESERT

Think of a sandy, rain-starved region where oases are precious 🏜️

What does DESERT mean?

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

When else has “Parched place” 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) → DESERT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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