Traditional parka material

Latest answer — June 18, 2026

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Across

  1. 1Prepares for offspring
  2. 6Hack
  3. 10Supplier to Wile E. Coyote
  4. 14Employee after working hours, on "Severance"
  5. 15Sole
  6. 16Horse with a muted coat
  7. 17Bro?
  8. 20"ur funny"
  9. 21Essence
  10. 22"Goosebumps" author
  11. 23Adrenaline surge providers
  12. 25Bit of Yahtzee equipment
  13. 27Word rhymed with "flash" in "A Visit From St. Nicholas"
  14. 28Obnoxiously blingy
  15. 30"___ Been to the Mountaintop" (M.L.K. Jr. speech)
  16. 31Feminine sides
  17. 33Gave a hand
  18. 35Sit?
  19. 38Alfred ___, co-creator of the original I.Q. test
  20. 39Rents out again
  21. 40Mix-___ (ice cream shop supply)
  22. 41Like shipping that's not quite overnight
  23. 43Downfall of the boy in 2018's "Beautiful Boy," in brief
  24. 47Total after costs
  25. 49"Next one's on me"
  26. 51[So heavy!]
  27. 52Mind-reading scan, in a way
  28. 531,000,000,000 years, in astronomy
  29. 54Ale?
  30. 57Relative of Hindi
  31. 58Follower of "4" on a love note
  32. 59Start of a selection process
  33. 60They might be seeded
  34. 61Some yellow-green sodas, informally
  35. 62Bob with the Silver Bullet Band

Down

  1. 1Argon, krypton and xenon, informally
  2. 2Moon of Jupiter that has a liquid ocean under its surface
  3. 3Absolut alternatives
  4. 4Hermana de la madre
  5. 5"The ___ is wither'd from the lake": Keats
  6. 6Bona fide numbskull
  7. 7Big name in archery equipment
  8. 8Fuyumi ___, author of the "Twelve Kingdoms" fantasy novels
  9. 9Colas in the "cola wars"
  10. 10Former governor Schwarzenegger, informally
  11. 11Occur at the same time
  12. 12Skillful move
  13. 13Lit. course
  14. 18Improvise
  15. 19Chemical agent used to make frosted glass
  16. 24The terrible twos, for one
  17. 25"Use at your own risk" and "Not professional advice," for two
  18. 26"Of the foot" prefix
  19. 29Rose (up), in dialect
  20. 32___ Lion, Penn State mascot
  21. 34Nonspecific response to "Who's there?"
  22. 35Like pickles and some potato salads
  23. 36Chill way to take things
  24. 37Kid-lit character who says "It's not much of a tail, but I'm sort of attached to it"
  25. 38Where many things get tossed
  26. 42Follower of quick or dim
  27. 44Checking out
  28. 45$2 coin, eh?
  29. 46Drive
  30. 48Masters
  31. 50Cellar stock
  32. 52What time did in fun times
  33. 54Traditional parka material
  34. 55Boston's Mass ___
  35. 561.0 G.P.A.

The answer to “Traditional parka material” in the New York Times crossword is FUR — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 18, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 54-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.

“Traditional parka material” answer

FUR (3 letters)

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Why the answer is FUR

FUR is the 3-letter solution that fits "Traditional parka material" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 18, 2026 (54-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does FUR mean?

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

(noun)

  • the short, fine, soft hair of certain animals
  • a coating formed by hard water on the inside surface of a pipe, kettle, or other container

When else has “Traditional parka material” 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 18, 2026 (most recent) → FUR. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Traditional parka material”?

The answer is FUR, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 18, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Traditional parka material”?

3 letters: FUR.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on June 18, 2026 (a Thursday puzzle), at 54-Down.

Can “Traditional parka material” 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.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for June 18, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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