Word before "time" or "potatoes" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Word before "time" or "potatoes" featured in New York Times Mini puzzle on May 5, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SMALL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SMALL Word before "time" or "potatoes" (5) New York Times Mini May 5, 2026
9% SPARE Word before "time" or "ribs" (5) New York Times Mini May 5, 2026
8% EARLY Before time (5) The Telegraph Quick Apr 27, 2026
8% SPUD Potato (4) The Telegraph Quick Apr 21, 2026
8% ERE Old word for "before" (3) Universal Apr 13, 2026
8% READYSETGO Words before a dash (10) New York Times Apr 3, 2026
8% UPON Word before "a time", in many a bedtime storybook (4)
7% YARD Word before "stick" or "sale" (4)
7% SACKS Bags for potatoes (5) Newsday May 5, 2026
7% PAPUA Word seen before New Guinea (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 5, 2026

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