Finger covering after eating Cheetos Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Finger covering after eating Cheetos featured in New York Times Mini puzzle on October 2, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DUST.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DUST Finger covering after eating Cheetos (4) New York Times Mini Oct 2, 2026
2% AGUA Request after eating a habanero, perhaps (4) New York Times Oct 2, 2026
2% ERODE Eat away at (5) Commuter Oct 2, 2026
2% RIPE Ready for eating (4) The Times Concise Oct 2, 2026
2% CLUMSY Butter-fingered, say (6)
2% TWO Eating for ___ (3) Universal Sep 29, 2026
2% PINCH Nip with finger and thumb (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 29, 2026
2% DINE Eat in style (4) Thomas Joseph Sep 29, 2026
2% TASTE Eat a bit of (5) Premier Sunday Sep 27, 2026
2% VALUEMEALS Cheap eats (10) The Atlantic Sep 27, 2026

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