Halo-halo base

The answer to “Halo-halo base” in the The Washington Post crossword is ICE — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on September 26, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 22-Down. 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.

“Halo-halo base” answer

ICE (3 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 ICE.

What does ICE mean?

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

When else has “Halo-halo base” 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.

September 26, 2026 (most recent) → ICE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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