Shelter made of some fine sticks?

Latest answer — August 05, 2026

13 Across

A feathered family might call this twiggy dwelling home. 🐦

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This clue's Wednesday, August 05, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 6Colour of old stove
  2. 7Rubbish tee shot heading for lake
  3. 9Single river heading west in US city
  4. 10Dreary, accomplished performers
  5. 11Total struggle to cross line
  6. 13Shelter made of some fine sticks?
  7. 15Beloved person each doctor nurses
  8. 16Impressive and popular, as many churches are
  9. 18Weakness not hard to detect
  10. 20Excessively large plane, for example
  11. 21Lodger deprived of a bed
  12. 22Leguminous plant close to coastal inlet flourished

Down

  1. 1Horrible, liquid food almost finished by a few
  2. 2New indoor carpet is included
  3. 3Calm sales agent boasted from time to time
  4. 4Stick publicity material in this place
  5. 5Result of food fight in military dining hall?
  6. 8Non-scientist weirdly playing fast and loose
  7. 12Characters winding up arrogant people on X
  8. 14Hurry and deal with creepy-crawly?
  9. 16Bestow one politician with sculpture, perhaps
  10. 17Make your home somewhere in the Yorkshire Dales
  11. 19Leaders of one band offended every music producer

The answer to “Shelter made of some fine sticks?” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is NEST — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 5, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 13-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.

“Shelter made of some fine sticks?” answer

NEST (4 letters)

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Why the answer is NEST

A feathered family might call this twiggy dwelling home. 🐦

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 “Shelter made of some fine sticks?” appeared?

The Times Quick Cryptic 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.

August 5, 2026 (most recent) → NEST. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Shelter made of some fine sticks?”?

The answer is NEST, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 5, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Shelter made of some fine sticks?”?

4 letters: NEST.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 5, 2026 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 13-Across.

Can “Shelter made of some fine sticks?” have a different answer?

Yes — The Times Quick Cryptic 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 Times Quick Cryptic answers?

The full grid for August 5, 2026 is on the Times Quick Cryptic answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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