Japanese craft that literally translates to "tray planting" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Japanese craft that literally translates to "tray planting" featured in New York Times puzzle on January 18, 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BONSAI.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BONSAI Japanese craft that literally translates to "tray planting" (6) New York Times Jan 18, 2026
5% KARAOKE Name for a pastime, literally "empty orchestra" in Japanese (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 14, 2025
4% SHE Craft designation (3) Newsday Jan 17, 2026
4% RENDERING Translation (9) (9) Puzzler Jan 16, 2026
4% UDON Japanese noodle (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 13, 2026
4% SHISO Leaf on a sushi tray (5) New York Times Jan 12, 2026
4% NOH Japanese drama (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 12, 2026
4% ALLAH Literally, "the god" (5) New York Times Jan 11, 2026
4% GEE Capital of Ghana, literally (3) The Telegraph Mini Jan 11, 2026
4% NINJA Japanese warrior (5) Newsday Jan 11, 2026

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