Crossword answer
MELBA
5 letters · Used for 13 different clues · 18 appearances · Last seen Wall Street Journal, September 25, 2026
Letter pattern
MELBA
Clues that lead to MELBA
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Soprano from Australia5Wall Street JournalSep 25, 2026
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 18 times in our database across 13 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Soprano from Australia” in the Wall Street Journal crossword on September 25, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
ONEONStatus after a leadoff walk
DANDYFop shouted and yelled, somewhat (5)
MACAWKind of parrot
JIBESScornful comments
GRANDSplendid
ONIONVegetable
GILDSNeedlessly adorns, in an idiom
COLINMan's name
BAGELCommon bread for a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich
SYNODChurch council
AWMAN"Shucks!"
FANGSPart of a Dracula outfit
TAINTTarnish tat in Barking (5)
DRAPEHang
Every appearance of MELBA (18)
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Sep 25, 2026
Soprano from Australia · Wall Street Journal · 52 Across
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