Sundae topping

The answer to “Sundae topping” in the The Washington Post crossword is FUDGE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on October 4, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 107-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.

“Sundae topping” answer

FUDGE (5 letters)

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What does FUDGE mean?

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

When else has “Sundae topping” 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 4, 2026 (most recent) → FUDGE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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