Crossword answer
MELBA
5 letters · Used for 12 different clues · 17 appearances · Last seen Daily Themed, August 16, 2026
Letter pattern
MELBA
Clues that lead to MELBA
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Peach ___, ice cream dessert with raspberry sauce, named after a 19th-century Australian opera singer and invented by a French chef5Daily ThemedAug 16, 2026
Peach __5LA TimesAug 14, 2026
Old singer, ace, supporting Spice Girl (5)5The GuardianMay 30, 2026
Dame Nellie of the stage (5)5The GuardianApr 26, 2026
__ toast (soup partner)5NewsdayDec 29, 2025
Peachy old prima donna?5Evening StandardAug 2, 2025
__ toast (thin, crisp bread)5NewsdayMar 3, 2025
Was she a saucy singer?5Evening StandardOct 10, 2024
Did she sing saucily?5Evening StandardMar 28, 2024
Peach ___ (dessert with raspberry sauce)5Daily ThemedMay 25, 2022
That saucy old diva5Evening StandardOct 14, 2019
Mabel can make this sauce5Evening StandardJun 18, 2019
About MELBA in crosswords
MELBA is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 17 times in our database across 12 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Peach ___, ice cream dessert with raspberry sauce, named after a 19th-century Australian opera singer and invented by a French chef” in the Daily Themed crossword on August 16, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
EDGESOuter boundaries
INTELSomething gathered by a spy
ELIAS__ Sports Bureau: stats giant
MOTELPlace to stay
ERICA"Fear of Flying" author Jong
TREADTrample
MASHA“Three Sisters” sister
OTHERUnlike the rest
ASSAYTest
ERRORBlunder (5)
MESSYAcrimonious, as a breakup
RATONHelping to release one in desert
SPOOFLampoon
NOISYVociferous
Every appearance of MELBA (17)
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Aug 14, 2026
Peach __ · LA Times · Down
May 30, 2026
Old singer, ace, supporting Spice Girl (5) · The Guardian · 24 Down
Apr 26, 2026
Dame Nellie of the stage (5) · The Guardian · 17 Down
Dec 29, 2025
__ toast (soup partner) · Newsday · Across
Aug 2, 2025
Peachy old prima donna? · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Mar 3, 2025
__ toast (thin, crisp bread) · Newsday · Down
Oct 10, 2024
Was she a saucy singer? · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Sep 20, 2024
Peach — · Eugene Sheffer · 9 Down
Mar 28, 2024
Did she sing saucily? · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jan 13, 2023
Peach — · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Down
May 25, 2022
Peach ___ (dessert with raspberry sauce) · Daily Themed · 21 Down
Oct 14, 2019
That saucy old diva · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Jun 18, 2019
Mabel can make this sauce · Evening Standard · 6 Across
May 29, 2019
Peachy old prima donna? · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Jul 17, 2018
Was she a saucy singer? · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jan 23, 2018
Did she sing saucily? · Evening Standard · 28 Across