Features of some detours, or what four answers in this puzzle need in order to match their clues?

The answer to “Features of some detours, or what four answers in this puzzle need in order to match their clues?” in the The Washington Post crossword is SIDESTREETS — a 11-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on August 7, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 38-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.

“Features of some detours, or what four answers in this puzzle need in order to match their clues?” answer

SIDESTREETS (11 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 SIDESTREETS.

Why the answer is SIDESTREETS

Think of alternate routes, plus a small change four entries need before their clues line up. 🛣️

What does SIDESTREETS mean?

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

When else has “Features of some detours, or what four answers in this puzzle need in order to match their clues?” 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.

August 7, 2026 (most recent) → SIDESTREETS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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