Stately French dance, or its accompanying music

The answer to “Stately French dance, or its accompanying music” in the New York Times crossword is MINUET — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 22, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 6-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.

“Stately French dance, or its accompanying music” answer

MINUET (6 letters)

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Why the answer is MINUET

MINUET is the 6-letter solution that fits "Stately French dance, or its accompanying music" in the NYT Crossword crossword on April 22, 2025 (6-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does MINUET mean?

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

When else has “Stately French dance, or its accompanying music” appeared?

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April 22, 2025 (most recent) → MINUET. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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