"___, meenie, miney, mo" Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “"___, meenie, miney, mo"” from the New York Times crossword of June 29, 2026? It has 5 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

NEW YORK TIMES, JUNE 29, 2026

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Hints

Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.

Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

Hint 3 Another clue

More clues from the New York Times (June 29, 2026)

Across

1. Not true
6. N.Y.C. club that hosted Blondie and the Ramones
10. "Scram!"
14. Clientele
15. BTS fandom
16. Classic TV series with asterisks separating the letters of its name
17. Screen addiction, e.g.
19. Canyon call back
20. Word after B or D
21. Length x width, for a rectangle
22. What food is at dinner
23. Where boxers trade jabs
26. Cocktail with gin and lime juice
29. Word before cheese or uncle
30. Hedonistic sort
31. Medium-spicy chili peppers
37. Clever chap
40. Driving slowly in the fast lane and "replying all" to a mass email, for two
41. Vishnu avatar
42. "Now ___ seen everything"
43. Snail's tentacle or butterfly's antenna
45. Nelson Mandela, Malala Yousafzai, Linus Pauling, Martin Luther King Jr. and so on
51. Carne ___ (Mexican dish)
52. Uncle's wife
53. Long sandwich with cold cuts, maybe
56. Bouquet holder
57. "Meow, meow, meow!," e.g.
60. Similar (to)
61. Like a child in an amusement park
62. "___, meenie, miney, mo"
63. Young lady
64. Author Morrison who is part of the 45-Across
65. Puffs of perfume

Down

1. Elmer who hunts "wabbits"
2. On the ocean
3. Impose, as a tax
4. ___ Lanka
5. Make a break from jail
6. Spelunker
7. Thorny patch
8. Big inits. in pickup trucks and vans
9. "Ta-ta!"
10. Spread, as cream cheese
11. Saguaros, e.g.
12. Pale
13. Underwear that's barely there
18. The "E" in Q.E.D.
22. Home to the Sphinx
23. A quarter or more of one's life, typically
24. Majorca and Minorca
25. Indian bread
26. Rubbery part of a handlebar
27. Actress Skye
28. Mixed-breed dog
31. Talks in an unserious way
32. What wines and cheeses do over time
33. Wading bird
34. Novelist Stephenson
35. "My treat!"
36. One of seven in the Big Dipper
38. Woman's name meaning "night"
39. ___ Strauss & Co.
43. "Adventures of Huckleberry ___"
44. Regard
45. Like the force of an armada
46. Home to Universal Studios Japan
47. On a need-to-know ____
48. Utopias
49. Claw
50. One of the Super Mario brothers
53. Pride and gluttony, for two
54. Amount of work on a college transcript
55. Drones, e.g.
57. What puts the sizzle in bacon
58. Freudian "I"
59. Floral necklace

Seen before

This clue also appeared in the New York Times on December 8, 2025.

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Questions

What is the answer to “"___, meenie, miney, mo"”?

EENIE, 5 letters.

When was “"___, meenie, miney, mo"” last seen in a crossword?

In the New York Times crossword of June 29, 2026, and 1 more time before that.

How many letters does the answer have?

5 letters, starting with E.