Main dish

Latest answer — July 30, 2026

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The star of the meal, not just a side dish 🍽️

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Eugene Sheffer Crossword

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Across

  1. 1Prolonged sleep
  2. 5Group of two
  3. 9Family docs
  4. 12Opposite of “sans”
  5. 13Pot starter
  6. 14Mine material
  7. 151989 Al Pacino film
  8. 17Shepard of “Parenthood”
  9. 18Main dish
  10. 19Spacious
  11. 21Empire St.
  12. 22Book keeper
  13. 24Animation frames
  14. 27Roman 151
  15. 28Ornamental jug
  16. 31Film director DuVernay
  17. 32Equip
  18. 33Khan title
  19. 34Mercedes- --
  20. 36Köln cry
  21. 37Ship’s front
  22. 38Sad song
  23. 40Scale member
  24. 41Steak choice
  25. 43Tennis ace Williams
  26. 47Santa’s helper
  27. 48Eloquent person’s talent
  28. 51Dynamic --
  29. 52Plot unit
  30. 53Wrinkly fruit
  31. 54“-- who?”
  32. 55Act of faith?
  33. 56Castle defense

Down

  1. 1Glasses holder
  2. 2Pizza cooker
  3. 3Vegetarian’s no-no
  4. 4Squirrel’s stash
  5. 5Broad valley
  6. 6Popular card game
  7. 7Off-roader (Abbr.)
  8. 8Big name in tractors
  9. 9Mars, e.g.
  10. 10Baby carriage
  11. 11Hot
  12. 16Tina of “30 Rock”
  13. 20World Cup cheer
  14. 22Pizza serving
  15. 23Lofty
  16. 24Uber alternative
  17. 25Wife of Adam
  18. 26Emerald City locale
  19. 27Rocky outcrop
  20. 29Freudian topic
  21. 30Unprocessed
  22. 35California wine, for short
  23. 37French fragrance
  24. 39Majestic
  25. 40Zodiac cat
  26. 41Lasso and Danson
  27. 42A primary color
  28. 43Dance move
  29. 44Waffle brand
  30. 45“The Lion King” lion
  31. 46Slightly
  32. 49“Rocks”
  33. 50Monk’s title

The answer to “Main dish” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is ENTREE — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on July 30, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 18-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.

“Main dish” answer

ENTREE (6 letters)

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Why the answer is ENTREE

The star of the meal, not just a side dish 🍽️

What does ENTREE mean?

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

(noun)

  • the main course of a meal
  • the right to enter or join a particular sphere or group

When else has “Main dish” 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 30, 2026 (most recent) → ENTREE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Main dish”?

The answer is ENTREE, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on July 30, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Main dish”?

6 letters: ENTREE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on July 30, 2026 (a Thursday puzzle), at 18-Across.

Can “Main dish” have a different answer?

Yes — Eugene Sheffer 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 Eugene Sheffer answers?

The full grid for July 30, 2026 is on the Eugene Sheffer answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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