"Rocky" and "The Godfather," e.g.

Latest answer — September 25, 2026

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Movie posters for Rocky and The Godfather.

Clue explained

Rocky and The Godfather are both FILMS, or motion pictures. The plural answer reflects the clue’s reference to two examples.

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This clue's Friday, September 25, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Likely gonna, more formally
  2. 6It's all in your head
  3. 7"Rocky" and "The Godfather," e.g.
  4. 8Favorite femme, perhaps
  5. 9Arthur of a sitcom with a next-door neighbor named Arthur

Down

  1. 1Britcom that featured Eddie and Pats
  2. 2With 4-Down, period that's irrelevant to Netflix
  3. 3She played Adrian in "Rocky" and Connie in "The Godfather"
  4. 4See 2-Down
  5. 5Switch sides?

The answer to “"Rocky" and "The Godfather," e.g.” in the The Washington Post Mini crossword is FILMS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on September 25, 2026 at 7-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.

“"Rocky" and "The Godfather," e.g.” answer

FILMS (5 letters)

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What does FILMS mean?

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

(noun)

  • a thin flexible strip of plastic or other material coated with light-sensitive emulsion for exposure in a camera, used to produce photographs or motion pictures
  • a story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images and shown in a cinema or on television

When else has “"Rocky" and "The Godfather," e.g.” appeared?

The Washington Post 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 25, 2026 (most recent) → FILMS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “"Rocky" and "The Godfather," e.g.”?

The answer is FILMS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on September 25, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “"Rocky" and "The Godfather," e.g.”?

5 letters: FILMS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on September 25, 2026, at 7-Across.

Can “"Rocky" and "The Godfather," e.g.” have a different answer?

Yes — The Washington Post 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.

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