Fragrant trees

The answer to “Fragrant trees” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is PINES — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on July 20, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 58-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.

“Fragrant trees” answer

PINES (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is PINES.

Why the answer is PINES

Think of evergreen conifers whose fresh, resinous scent fills the air. 🌲

What does PINES mean?

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

When else has “Fragrant trees” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer 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.

July 20, 2026 (most recent) → PINES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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