Sauce whose name derives from “pound” in Italian Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sauce whose name derives from “pound” in Italian 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PESTO.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PESTO Sauce whose name derives from “pound” in Italian (5) New York Times Oct 15, 2021
7% EPONYMS Words derived from names (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 2, 2025
7% PEST Sauce whose name is Italian for "pounded" (4)
6% ARGONAUTS Cephalopods with a name derived from Greek mythology (9) New York Times Nov 8, 2025
6% BOLOGNA Sausage with an Italian name (7) Universal Oct 26, 2025
6% MARINARA Sauce in Italian-American cuisine (8) New York Times Oct 18, 2025
6% FARRO Grain with an Italian name (5) Universal Oct 12, 2025
6% RAGU Some asparagus in Italian sauce (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 25, 2025
6% SANKA Brand whose name is derived from the French phrase "sans caféine" (5) New York Times Sep 17, 2025
6% EPONYM Place name derived from a person (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 15, 2025

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