Some eye medicines

The answer to “Some eye medicines” in the The Washington Post Mini crossword is DROPS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on October 6, 2026 at 1-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.

“Some eye medicines” answer

DROPS (5 letters)

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What does DROPS mean?

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When else has “Some eye medicines” 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.

October 6, 2026 (most recent) → DROPS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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