With 9-Across, tart relatives

Latest answer — October 01, 2026

4 Across

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Whole and sliced pies showing fruit filling.

Clue explained

FRUIT combines with 9-Across, PIES, to make “fruit pies,” a kind of pie that can be a tart relative. The clue’s “With 9-Across” tells you to read the two entries together.

Clue type:
Cross-reference

WaPo Mini Crossword

This clue's Thursday, October 01, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Aza's affliction in "Turtles All the Way Down," for short
  2. 4With 9-Across, tart relatives
  3. 7Something for which you might say "Just don't do it"
  4. 8___ times over
  5. 9See 4-Across

Down

  1. 18-Across times over, in verse
  2. 2Leg or stomach (or brain?) problem
  3. 3The so-called "shopping capital of the Middle East"
  4. 5Skye of 2025's "Anaconda"
  5. 6They're definitely not the big dogs

The answer to “With 9-Across, tart relatives” in the The Washington Post Mini crossword is FRUIT — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on October 1, 2026 at 4-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.

“With 9-Across, tart relatives” answer

FRUIT (5 letters)

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What does FRUIT mean?

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

(noun)

  • the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food
  • a gay man

When else has “With 9-Across, tart relatives” 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 1, 2026 (most recent) → FRUIT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “With 9-Across, tart relatives”?

The answer is FRUIT, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on October 1, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “With 9-Across, tart relatives”?

5 letters: FRUIT.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on October 1, 2026, at 4-Across.

Can “With 9-Across, tart relatives” 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.

Where can I find the rest of today's WaPo Mini answers?

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