Plant used to make a Mexican beverage called "pulque"

The answer to “Plant used to make a Mexican beverage called "pulque"” in the New York Times crossword is AGAVE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 7, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 13-Across. 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.

“Plant used to make a Mexican beverage called "pulque"” answer

AGAVE (5 letters)

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Why the answer is AGAVE

AGAVE is the 5-letter solution that fits "Plant used to make a Mexican beverage called "pulque"" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 7, 2026 (13-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does AGAVE mean?

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

When else has “Plant used to make a Mexican beverage called "pulque"” 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.

May 7, 2026 (most recent) → AGAVE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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