Its panhandle is the setting of Netflix's "Train Dreams"

Latest answer — September 10, 2026

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The panhandle of Idaho provides the setting for “Train Dreams,” the Netflix film based on Denis Johnson’s novella. IDAHO is the state name in its standard spelling.

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A forested landscape in Idaho’s panhandle.

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The answer to Its panhandle is the setting of Netflix's "Train Dreams" in the The Washington Post Mini crossword is IDAHO — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on September 10, 2026 at 6-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.

Its panhandle is the setting of Netflix's "Train Dreams"” answer

IDAHO (5 letters)

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What is the answer to “Its panhandle is the setting of Netflix's "Train Dreams"”?

The answer is IDAHO, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on September 10, 2026.

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5 letters: IDAHO.

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Most recently in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on September 10, 2026, at 6-Across.

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