Source of some South American wool

The answer to “Source of some South American wool” in the New York Times crossword is LLAMA — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 5, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 21-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.

“Source of some South American wool” answer

LLAMA (5 letters)

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Why the answer is LLAMA

LLAMA is the 5-letter solution that fits "Source of some South American wool" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 5, 2026 (21-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Source of some South American wool” 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 5, 2026 (most recent) → LLAMA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

More clues from the NYT Crossword on May 5, 2026

Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.

• Effrontery → GALL
• Not in writing, as an exam → ORAL
• Magician's "Look what I did!" → TADA
• International competition in math, science and other disciplines → OLYMPIAD
• Bell-bottom jeans and pet rocks, in the 1970s → FADS
• Computer geeks → TECHS
• Alaska politico Palin → SARAH
• Undeniable successes → HOMERUNS

Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for May 5, 2026 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.

About the NYT Crossword

The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Tuesday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.

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