Scottish hillsides

The answer to “Scottish hillsides” in the New York Times crossword is BRAES — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 27, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 57-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.

“Scottish hillsides” answer

BRAES (5 letters)

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What does BRAES mean?

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

When else has “Scottish hillsides” 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.

September 27, 2026 (most recent) → BRAES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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