Thickening agent found in many vegan recipes

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  1. 1Home to Kotoka International Airport
  2. 6Many a wearer of a long robe called a thawb
  3. 11Can't-miss purchases?
  4. 14Words of caution
  5. 16Threshold
  6. 17Ties up
  7. 18Coastal waterway
  8. 19Up
  9. 21Subject of the Bouguereau painting "The Abduction of Psyche"
  10. 22Colombian city of 2+ million
  11. 23Dutch artist Jan van der ___
  12. 24Curtail
  13. 25Stick in an orchestra
  14. 26Spot likely to smear
  15. 28They aren't party people
  16. 29Cut, as with a box cutter
  17. 30"Fun-size"
  18. 31Film with the tagline "Someone has taken their love for scary movies one step too far"
  19. 34Words of retaliation
  20. 38Word with fire or false
  21. 39Hotel listing
  22. 40One and the other
  23. 41Big name in chip production
  24. 42Bundle
  25. 43Sauce whose name derives from the Italian word for "crush"
  26. 44Refuge
  27. 45Where much of "Brokeback Mountain" was filmed
  28. 47It's perfect
  29. 48"Might as well give it a shot ..."
  30. 51Age at which you just learned something you should have realized before, facetiously
  31. 52Something blocked by censors
  32. 531944 Pacific battle site

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  1. 1What clones share
  2. 2It might be on a rack
  3. 3Ski town that shares its name with a tree
  4. 4"High" time
  5. 5Image that's just over a foot, informally
  6. 6"Arrested Development," e.g.
  7. 7Pines
  8. 8Relatives of banjoleles
  9. 9Nebraska senator Fischer
  10. 10Repeat
  11. 11Council, in Russian
  12. 12Got misty
  13. 13Sea shanty singer
  14. 14Skin layer with hair follicles
  15. 15Show stoppers, sometimes
  16. 20Items on many a back-to-school supply list
  17. 22"Is this possible?!?"
  18. 24Take a little off the top
  19. 25Dog treat
  20. 27Silent sort
  21. 28Fancy
  22. 30Kind of instinct
  23. 31Mohamed ___, Egyptian soccer star
  24. 32Shade of red
  25. 33Big name in fast food
  26. 34"Honor Thy Father" writer, 1971
  27. 35Argumentative
  28. 36Get to
  29. 37Minimal coverage provider?
  30. 39Hearty steakhouse serving
  31. 42Tricks
  32. 43Unwitting mark
  33. 45Thickening agent found in many vegan recipes
  34. 46Raced
  35. 49Dot follower in academia
  36. 50Spicy

The answer to “Thickening agent found in many vegan recipes” in the New York Times crossword is AGAR — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 5, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 45-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.

“Thickening agent found in many vegan recipes” answer

AGAR (4 letters)

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Why the answer is AGAR

AGAR is the 4-letter solution that fits "Thickening agent found in many vegan recipes" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 5, 2025 (45-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does AGAR mean?

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

(noun)

  • a gelatinous substance obtained from certain red seaweeds and used in biological culture media and as a thickener in foods

When else has “Thickening agent found in many vegan recipes” appeared?

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December 5, 2025 (most recent) → AGAR. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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What is the answer to “Thickening agent found in many vegan recipes”?

The answer is AGAR, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 5, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Thickening agent found in many vegan recipes”?

4 letters: AGAR.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on December 5, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 45-Down.

Can “Thickening agent found in many vegan recipes” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

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