19-Across flavor

The answer to “19-Across flavor” in the The Washington Post crossword is ANISE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on October 11, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 72-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.

“19-Across flavor” answer

ANISE (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is ANISE.

What does ANISE mean?

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

When else has “19-Across flavor” appeared?

The Washington Post 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 11, 2026 (most recent) → ANISE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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