Salmon and coral

The answer to “Salmon and coral” in the New York Times crossword is PINKS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 26, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 94-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.

“Salmon and coral” answer

PINKS (5 letters)

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Why the answer is PINKS

Think of a common color that these fish remind you of! 🎣

What does PINKS mean?

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

When else has “Salmon and coral” 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.

July 26, 2026 (most recent) → PINKS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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