Briny items in a relish tray
Editorially verified for the Aug 23, 2026
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OLIVES are briny, savory fruits commonly served among the pickled items on a relish tray.
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The answer to “Briny items in a relish tray” in the USA Today crossword is OLIVES — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on August 23, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 25-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.
“Briny items in a relish tray” answer
OLIVES (6 letters)
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What does OLIVES mean?
Reading the plain dictionary sense of OLIVES is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.
(noun)
- a small oval fruit with a hard stone and bitter flesh, green when unripe and bluish black when ripe, used as food and as a source of oil
- the small evergreen tree which produces olives and which has narrow leaves with silvery undersides, native to warm regions of the Old World
- a greyish-green colour like that of an unripe olive
When else has “Briny items in a relish tray” appeared?
USA Today 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 23, 2026 (most recent) → OLIVES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “Briny items in a relish tray”?
The answer is OLIVES, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on August 23, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “Briny items in a relish tray”?
6 letters: OLIVES.
When did this clue appear?
Most recently in the USA Today crossword on August 23, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 25-Across.
Can “Briny items in a relish tray” have a different answer?
Yes — USA Today 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 USA Today answers?
The full grid for August 23, 2026 is on the USA Today answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.
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