Wild ones may be sown

Latest answer — September 08, 2026

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Clue explained

The phrase “sow wild oats” means to engage in youthful or unconventional behavior, so wild ones that may be sown are OATS. OATS is the plural noun required by “ones.”

Clue type:
Phrase or idiom
Seed-bearing wild oat grasses growing in a field.

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This clue's Tuesday, September 08, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1What might precede a life?
  2. 4Adrenaline product
  3. 5Chess opener
  4. 6"Barbie" narrator Mirren
  5. 7Wild ones may be sown

Down

  1. 1Deliberation determination
  2. 2___ Park (town near the hotel that inspired "The Shining")
  3. 3"___ She Found Me" (film directed by 6-Across Hunt)
  4. 4"Barbie" actress Perlman
  5. 5"The Song Is Over" farewell tour group of 2025, with "the"

The answer to “Wild ones may be sown” in the The Washington Post Mini crossword is OATS — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on September 8, 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.

“Wild ones may be sown” answer

OATS (4 letters)

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What does OATS mean?

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

(noun)

  • an Old World cereal plant with a loose, branched cluster of florets, cultivated in cool climates and widely used for animal feed
  • an oat stem used as a musical pipe by shepherds, especially in pastoral or bucolic poetry

When else has “Wild ones may be sown” 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 8, 2026 (most recent) → OATS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Wild ones may be sown”?

The answer is OATS, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on September 8, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Wild ones may be sown”?

4 letters: OATS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on September 8, 2026, at 7-Across.

Can “Wild ones may be sown” 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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