It cuts the cheese (but not the mustard) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue It cuts the cheese (but not the mustard) last seen in New York Times puzzle. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SLICER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SLICER It cuts the cheese (but not the mustard) (6) New York Times Dec 3, 2023
7% SAY "___ cheese!" (3)
7% DABS Small amounts of mustard (4) Newsday Nov 28, 2025
7% BRIE Short female cut cheese (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 21, 2025
7% CHEDDAR Cheese (7) The Telegraph Quick Nov 19, 2025
6% GRUYERE Swiss cheese (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 21, 2025
6% FETAS Greek cheeses (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 16, 2025
6% FETA Greek cheese (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 14, 2025
6% EDAM Dutch cheese (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 14, 2025
6% S Cheese type (1) USA Today Quick Dec 13, 2025

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