NYT Crossword · 51 Across
“Braid” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Monday, May 11, 2026 as 51 Across. The answer has 5 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
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NYT Crossword · Monday, May 11, 2026 · 51 Across
This clue has had more than one answer
- May 11, 2026 · 51 Across · 5 letters
- Oct 6, 2024 · 98 Down · 6 letters
- May 18, 2018 · 47 Across · 10 letters
- Apr 11, 2012 · 32 Across · 5 letters
- Apr 2, 2012 · 25 Across · 5 letters
- Mar 21, 2006 · 11 Down · 5 letters
- Jul 10, 2000 · 23 Down · 5 letters
- Nov 7, 1998 · 38 Across · 5 letters
- Apr 24, 1996 · 10 Across · 4 letters
- Jul 28, 1995 · 13 Down · 6 letters
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Across
- 1___ Spiegel (German magazine) crossword clue3 letters
- 4Animal that ranges around Peru crossword clue5 letters
- 9Pointed, as a weapon crossword clue5 letters
- 14Lumberjack's tool crossword clue3 letters
- 15Cameroon neighbor crossword clue5 letters
- 16Yell "#$%!" crossword clue5 letters
- 17Rankings of song popularity used as the music industry standard crossword clue15 letters
- 20Swells up crossword clue6 letters
- 21Number in a septet crossword clue5 letters
- 22Pb, in chemistry crossword clue4 letters
- 23Own (up) crossword clue4 letters
- 24Freeze's opposite crossword clue4 letters
- 28Whirling water crossword clue4 letters
- 29Up to, as a certain time crossword clue3 letters
- 30Take fowl foully crossword clue5 letters
- 31Canapé or deviled egg, for example crossword clue11 letters
- 34Clears of charges crossword clue7 letters
- 38A million gazillion crossword clue7 letters
- 39Movie production facilities with controlled acoustics crossword clue11 letters
- 41Leave stunned crossword clue5 letters
- 42Monk's counterpart crossword clue3 letters
- 43Cut of pork or lamb crossword clue4 letters
- 47Spa service on the toes, in brief crossword clue4 letters
- 48"Please, no more!" crossword clue4 letters
- 50"That is so funny" crossword clue4 letters
- 53Helping for someone very, very hungry crossword clue6 letters
- 55Insignificant amount crossword clue15 letters
- 59Tired from overexposure crossword clue5 letters
- 60"It was the ___ I could do" crossword clue5 letters
- 61Big part of an elephant crossword clue3 letters
- 62Storage places for lawn mowers crossword clue5 letters
- 63Go kaboom, as a volcano crossword clue5 letters
- 64Deadpan crossword clue3 letters
Down
- 1Practice casually, with "in" crossword clue6 letters
- 2Kicked out, as from a country crossword clue6 letters
- 3Fill with more ammunition crossword clue6 letters
- 4Pride letters crossword clue4 letters
- 5Vientiane is its capital crossword clue4 letters
- 6Lawyers' org. crossword clue3 letters
- 7Tasty little bites crossword clue7 letters
- 8Peruvian mountains crossword clue5 letters
- 9Tennis star Arthur crossword clue4 letters
- 10"Don't involve me anymore" crossword clue8 letters
- 11French for "sea" crossword clue3 letters
- 12Gobble down crossword clue3 letters
- 13Medical pros: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 18Noblewoman crossword clue4 letters
- 19Rival of Walgreens crossword clue3 letters
- 23Winning a blue ribbon crossword clue5 letters
- 25Possess crossword clue4 letters
- 26Unit initially conceived as the amount of land that can be plowed in a day crossword clue4 letters
- 27"___ in doubt ..." crossword clue4 letters
- 29Pre-K enrollees crossword clue4 letters
- 30Enlivens, with "up" crossword clue4 letters
- 31___-and-seek crossword clue4 letters
- 32Unearthed crossword clue5 letters
- 33Rain clouds, to some crossword clue4 letters
- 34Rapper ___ Rocky crossword clue4 letters
- 35"___ as you are" crossword clue4 letters
- 36College courtyard crossword clue4 letters
- 37Opened, as a fly crossword clue8 letters
- 40Request from someone craving more crossword clue7 letters
- 43Fashionable crossword clue4 letters
- 44Listened, poetically crossword clue6 letters
- 45"Goodness me!" ... or a phonetic hint to 17-, 31-, 39- and 55-Across crossword clue6 letters
- 46Croissant, éclair or Danish crossword clue6 letters
- 48The "S" of S.F. crossword clue3 letters
- 49Mr., Ms. or Mrs. crossword clue5 letters
- 52Tube tops? crossword clue4 letters
- 53Recipe amt. crossword clue4 letters
- 54Jabba the ___ ("Star Wars" villain) crossword clue4 letters
- 55Party pros playing tunes crossword clue3 letters
- 56"Go team!" crossword clue3 letters
- 57Poem of praise crossword clue3 letters
- 58Contents of l'océan crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Braid”?
The answer has 5 letters. It starts with P and ends with T, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Braid” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Monday, May 11, 2026, at 51 Across. It has appeared 10 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Braid” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is PLAIT. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.