What vinegar or lemon juice adds to a dressing

The answer to “What vinegar or lemon juice adds to a dressing” in the New York Times crossword is ACID — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 4, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 36-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.

“What vinegar or lemon juice adds to a dressing” answer

ACID (4 letters)

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Why the answer is ACID

ACID is the 4-letter solution that fits "What vinegar or lemon juice adds to a dressing" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 4, 2025 (36-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does ACID mean?

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

When else has “What vinegar or lemon juice adds to a dressing” 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 4, 2025 (most recent) → ACID. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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