They contain transmissions

The answer to “They contain transmissions” in the The Washington Post Mini crossword is AUTOS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on July 24, 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.

“They contain transmissions” answer

AUTOS (5 letters)

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Why the answer is AUTOS

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What does AUTOS mean?

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

When else has “They contain transmissions” 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.

July 24, 2026 (most recent) → AUTOS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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