Personification of England, Scotland and Wales

The answer to “Personification of England, Scotland and Wales” in the New York Times crossword is BRITANNIA — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 7, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 40-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.

“Personification of England, Scotland and Wales” answer

BRITANNIA (9 letters)

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Why the answer is BRITANNIA

BRITANNIA is the 9-letter solution that fits "Personification of England, Scotland and Wales" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 7, 2025 (40-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does BRITANNIA mean?

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

When else has “Personification of England, Scotland and Wales” 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 7, 2025 (most recent) → BRITANNIA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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