Crossword answer
SPUDS
5 letters · Used for 10 different clues · 30 appearances · Last seen New York Times, September 15, 2026
Letter pattern
SPUDS
Clues that lead to SPUDS
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
French fries-to-be5New York TimesSep 15, 2026
Potatoes, by another name5NYT MidiAug 17, 2026
Taters5New York TimesJul 13, 2026
They get a bashing at the cookhouse5Evening StandardJun 11, 2026
Stripped of their jackets, they get a bashing!5Evening StandardMar 16, 2026
Those bashed by the peelers?5Evening StandardFeb 18, 2026
Potatoes, informally5NewsdayDec 23, 2025
Potatoes5Evening StandardDec 22, 2025
Those bashed at the cookhouse?5Evening StandardNov 19, 2025
Those given a bashing at the cookhouse?5Evening StandardApr 26, 2023
About SPUDS in crosswords
SPUDS is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 30 times in our database across 10 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “French fries-to-be” in the New York Times crossword on September 15, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
BAGELCommon bread for a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich
GILDSNeedlessly adorns, in an idiom
SYNODChurch council
GRANDSplendid
ONIONVegetable
DRAPEHang
ONEONStatus after a leadoff walk
PIANOInstrument
DANDYFop shouted and yelled, somewhat (5)
TAINTTarnish tat in Barking (5)
FANGSPart of a Dracula outfit
ERODEWear away
MACAWKind of parrot
JIBESScornful comments
Every appearance of SPUDS (30)
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Sep 15, 2026
French fries-to-be · New York Times · 72 Across
Aug 17, 2026
Potatoes, by another name · NYT Midi · 20 Down
Jul 13, 2026
Taters · New York Times · 5 Across
Jun 11, 2026
They get a bashing at the cookhouse · Evening Standard · 26 Down
May 13, 2026
Taters · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Mar 16, 2026
Stripped of their jackets, they get a bashing! · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Feb 18, 2026
Those bashed by the peelers? · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Dec 23, 2025
Potatoes, informally · Newsday · Down
Dec 22, 2025
Potatoes · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Nov 19, 2025
Those bashed at the cookhouse? · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Sep 3, 2025
Potatoes · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Aug 23, 2025
Potatoes · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Jun 5, 2025
Potatoes · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Sep 25, 2024
Potatoes · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Sep 19, 2024
They get a bashing at the cookhouse · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Sep 4, 2024
Taters · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Across
Apr 26, 2023
Those given a bashing at the cookhouse? · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Feb 21, 2023
Taters · Eugene Sheffer · 36 Across
Sep 6, 2022
Potatoes · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Jul 27, 2022
Potatoes · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Jun 15, 2022
Taters · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Dec 1, 2021
Taters · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Apr 14, 2021
They get a bashing at the cookhouse · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Dec 3, 2020
Stripped of their jackets, they get a bashing! · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Oct 27, 2020
Those bashed by the peelers? · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jul 14, 2020
Potatoes · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Jan 16, 2020
Potatoes · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Dec 26, 2019
Potatoes · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Jul 2, 2018
They get a bashing at the cookhouse · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Jun 21, 2018
Potatoes · Evening Standard · 10 Across