Miso soup base Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Miso soup base” from the New York Times crossword of August 15, 2025? 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, AUGUST 15, 2025

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

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More clues from the New York Times (August 15, 2025)

Across

1. Like the culture depicted in Safiya Sinclair's best-selling memoir "How to Say Babylon"
6. English translation of the Dutch "klompen"
11. Robotic error message
15. Sooner rather than later
17. Preps for a photo shoot, say
18. Rest areas
19. Engage in pugilism
20. Rock alternative
21. X, as in Mexico
22. In
23. Touching event?
24. Forecast
25. Some like it hot
26. Didn't follow
27. Itsy-bitsy
28. Like one part of the SAT
29. Typical yearbook photos
31. Sisal and others
34. It can add up
35. A real piece of work
38. That feeling "when the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine"
39. Word before piece and after peace
40. Glazier's replacement
41. Some sky lights, in brief
42. Person with fire power
43. Miso soup base
44. Director's cry
45. One of four suits in a tarot deck
46. Source of schadenfreude?
47. "Let me handle this"
50. Small businesses that generally don't require permits
51. Sensitive subject?
52. Figure on the $10,000 bill, the largest U.S. note ever in public circulation

Down

1. Corrected autocorrect, say
2. Younger Simpson sister
3. Mean mien
4. Freight weights
5. Had one's cake, say
6. Body of Agatha Christie's work?
7. "u r freaking hilarious!"
8. Work with a number
9. Eviscerate
10. Ticket exchange site since 2000
11. Banish
12. Like old voice mail messages
13. Order in the court?
14. Symphony that marked the beginning of Beethoven's "middle period"
16. Office program
21. My word!
22. Saturn and Mercury
24. Favoritism
25. First name in late-night
27. Just
28. Primary action
29. Partner of his
30. They can be cured
31. "On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service" memoirist, 2024
32. "Nothing more for me, thank you"
33. Illegal musical recording, e.g.
35. Fragrant flower whose name means "gift from God"
36. In stock
37. They're alive
39. Bit of attire that might accompany a cane
40. Some products sold by Patagonia
42. "On the contrary …"
43. Area around a mouth
45. Place to brood
46. Cause for stitches
48. Hits up, as on TikTok
49. P.I.

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Questions

What is the answer to “Miso soup base”?

DASHI, 5 letters: a fish broth.

When was “Miso soup base” last seen in a crossword?

In the New York Times crossword of August 15, 2025.

How many letters does the answer have?

5 letters, starting with D.