Crossword answer
PLUME
5 letters · Used for 5 different clues · 11 appearances · Last seen New York Times, August 27, 2026
Letter pattern
PLUME
Clues that lead to PLUME
Most recent firstAbout PLUME in crosswords
PLUME is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 11 times in our database across 5 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Hat decoration in a marching band” in the New York Times crossword on August 27, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
AWARDPulitzer Prize, for one
AROSEOriginated
PANICPicture capturing a northern terror (5)
DELFTMany felt moved by such pottery
ABYSSChasm
ADAMS___ apple (neck bump)
GONOW"Time for you to hit the road!"
WENCH?
SORTA"Not exactly"
TAPINEasy putt
ESSAYMany a David Foster Wallace piece
ANISE19-Across flavor
BEFITBe suitable to
PUNCHHe has impact in children's entertainment
Every appearance of PLUME (11)
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Aug 27, 2026
Hat decoration in a marching band · New York Times · 65 Across
Apr 20, 2026
Fancy feather · Newsday · Across
Jan 12, 2026
Fancy feather · New York Times · 29 Down
Sep 24, 2025
Decorative feather · Newsday · Down
Mar 24, 2025
Decorative feather · Newsday · Across
Oct 14, 2024
Feather · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Feb 22, 2023
Feather in one’s cap · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Down
Feb 15, 2021
Feather in one’s cap · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across
May 13, 2020
Feather in one’s cap · Eugene Sheffer · 36 Across
Apr 4, 2020
Feather in one’s cap · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Aug 21, 2018
Feather · Evening Standard · 2 Down