Tree house?

Latest answer — September 11, 2026

4 Down

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Clue explained

A NEST is a bird’s home, and the question mark makes “tree house” a playful description of one built in a tree. The clue uses “house” in the broad sense of a dwelling.

Clue type:
Pun or wordplay
A bird’s nest resting among the branches of a tree

Telegraph Mini Crossword

This clue's Friday, September 11, 2026 appearance

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  1. 1Little ____, friend of Robin Hood
  2. 6Enemy
  3. 7Floating platforms
  4. 9Cooking range brand
  5. 10Little ____, Dickens character

Down

  1. 2Animal entrails
  2. 3Attractive; stolen
  3. 4Tree house?
  4. 5Husks of grain
  5. 8Long period of time

The answer to “Tree house?” in the The Telegraph Mini crossword is NEST — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Telegraph Mini crossword on September 11, 2026 at 4-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.

“Tree house?” answer

NEST (4 letters)

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What does NEST mean?

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

(noun)

  • a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young
  • a place filled with undesirable people, activities, or things
  • a set of similar objects of graduated sizes, made so that each smaller one fits into the next in size for storage

When else has “Tree house?” appeared?

The Telegraph Mini 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.

September 11, 2026 (most recent) → NEST. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Tree house?”?

The answer is NEST, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Telegraph Mini crossword on September 11, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Tree house?”?

4 letters: NEST.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Telegraph Mini crossword on September 11, 2026, at 4-Down.

Can “Tree house?” have a different answer?

Yes — The Telegraph Mini 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 today's Telegraph Mini answers?

Every clue and answer from that day's puzzle is linked above, and the full grid is on the Telegraph Mini answers page.

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