Something that often changes color before it falls

The answer to “Something that often changes color before it falls” in the New York Times crossword is LEAF — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 8, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 96-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.

“Something that often changes color before it falls” answer

LEAF (4 letters)

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Why the answer is LEAF

LEAF is the 4-letter solution that fits "Something that often changes color before it falls" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 8, 2025 (96-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does LEAF mean?

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

When else has “Something that often changes color before it falls” 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 8, 2025 (most recent) → LEAF. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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