Warm shade of brown

The answer to “Warm shade of brown” in the New York Times crossword is PECAN — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 1, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 1-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.

“Warm shade of brown” answer

PECAN (5 letters)

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Why the answer is PECAN

PECAN is the 5-letter solution that fits "Warm shade of brown" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 1, 2025 (1-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PECAN mean?

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

When else has “Warm shade of brown” 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 1, 2025 (most recent) → PECAN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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