Crossword answer
PLAID
5 letters · Used for 20 different clues · 29 appearances · Last seen New York Times, August 20, 2026
Letter pattern
PLAID
Clues that lead to PLAID
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Checks with style5New York TimesAug 20, 2026
In port, the authority I had for tartan5Evening StandardAug 1, 2026
Flannel pattern5LA TimesJul 3, 2026
Tartan pattern5NewsdayJun 14, 2026
Kilt pattern5NewsdayJun 1, 2026
Common feature of flannel shirts5LA TimesMay 26, 2026
Patterned material I brought into quiet cove?5The IndependentMay 15, 2026
Tartan cloth5The IndependentDec 23, 2025
Checkered flannel shirt material5Daily ThemedNov 21, 2025
Material authority I had5Evening StandardAug 20, 2025
Gave about a pound for something to wear5Evening StandardJul 31, 2025
Checked design5NewsdayJun 26, 2025
Gave about a quid for something wearable5Evening StandardDec 12, 2024
Penny slept with tartan blanket5The IndependentJan 25, 2024
Tartan5Evening StandardDec 20, 2023
Paid about a pound for some cloth5Evening StandardJul 31, 2023
Authority I had for certain material5Evening StandardJun 21, 2022
___ shirts, checkered flannel shirts which were a '90s fashion trend5Daily ThemedNov 20, 2021
Gave about a pound for something worn5Evening StandardSep 21, 2021
Welsh party maybe, but it's of Scottish pattern5Evening StandardOct 1, 2019
About PLAID in crosswords
PLAID is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 29 times in our database across 20 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Checks with style” in the New York Times crossword on August 20, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
ETHERVanish into the ___
AROMAScent from a kitchen
SAGESWise people
LARGESize above medium
BOOSTRaise (morale) (5)
DIDINTired out fully
FIREDDismissed
SQUIDOctopus cousin
CRESTEmblem topping a coat of arms
ELVISThe Spanish girl's boy
MANGOI don’t want you, old bean, in fruit … (5)
OUNCEUnit of weight
SARGENCO nickname
ATLASHe has the weight of the world on his shoulders
Every appearance of PLAID (29)
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Aug 20, 2026
Checks with style · New York Times · 20 Across
Aug 1, 2026
In port, the authority I had for tartan · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jul 3, 2026
Flannel pattern · LA Times · Down
Jun 14, 2026
Tartan pattern · Newsday · Down
Jun 1, 2026
Kilt pattern · Newsday · Across
May 26, 2026
Common feature of flannel shirts · LA Times · Across
May 15, 2026
Patterned material I brought into quiet cove? · The Independent · 9 Across
Dec 23, 2025
Tartan cloth · The Independent · 8 Across
Nov 21, 2025
Checkered flannel shirt material · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Oct 7, 2025
Tartan cloth · The Independent · 21 Across
Aug 20, 2025
Material authority I had · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Aug 5, 2025
Tartan pattern · Newsday · Down
Jul 31, 2025
Gave about a pound for something to wear · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jun 26, 2025
Checked design · Newsday · Down
Dec 12, 2024
Gave about a quid for something wearable · Evening Standard · 25 Down
May 3, 2024
Tartan cloth · The Independent · 17 Down
Jan 25, 2024
Penny slept with tartan blanket · The Independent · 13 Across
Dec 20, 2023
Tartan · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Sep 29, 2023
Kilt pattern · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Down
Jul 31, 2023
Paid about a pound for some cloth · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jun 21, 2022
Authority I had for certain material · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Nov 20, 2021
___ shirts, checkered flannel shirts which were a '90s fashion trend · Daily Themed · 42 Across
Sep 21, 2021
Gave about a pound for something worn · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Jul 3, 2021
Kilt pattern · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Down
Jun 29, 2021
In port, the authority I had for tartan · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jan 7, 2020
Material authority I had · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Oct 1, 2019
Welsh party maybe, but it's of Scottish pattern · Evening Standard · 25 Down
May 28, 2019
Gave about a pound for something to wear · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Sep 18, 2018
Gave about a quid for something wearable · Evening Standard · 25 Down