“Carnival confection ... or, when re-parsed, a hint to what appears three times in this puzzle”
This clue appeared as 62-Across in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. The answer has 11 letters.
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The clue “Carnival confection ... or, when re-parsed, a hint to what appears three times in this puzzle” ran in the NYT Crossword on May 6, 2025 as 62-Across. Its answer is a 11-letter word that starts with C and ends with Y, with 3 vowels, which often points to a phrase, a name or a borrowed word.
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What is the answer to the “Carnival confection ... or, when re-parsed, a hint to what appears three times in this puzzle” clue?+
The answer is COTTONCANDY (11 letters), from the NYT Crossword of May 6, 2025.
Where has this clue appeared?+
We have seen it 1 time in the NYT Crossword.
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