When you think of soda flavors, it’s likely mostly common brands like Coca-Cola, Mountain Dew, and Pepsi that come to mind. But there are also some pretty whacky flavors out there including the ‘Purple soda flavor’ you need for the Aug. 9 NYT Mini Crossword.
This can be a tough one to solve, so crack open your favorite soda or brew a cup of tea if it’s too early for you like it is for me, and let’s work through it together. Here are some hints to help you uncover the answer for the “Purple soda flavor” clue plus the solution if you end up needing it.
‘Purple soda flavor’ Aug. 9 NYT Mini Crossword hints and answer
- Hint 1: It ends with the letter “E.”
- Hint 2: An anagram for this word is “PAGER.”
- Hint 3: It’s a type of fruit.
- Hint 4: This fruit also comes in green.
I’m going to share the answer to this clue now, so stop here and ponder for a bit longer if you want to solve this one yourself.
The answer for the four across ‘Purple soda flavor’ clue on the Aug. 9 NYT Mini Crossword is “GRAPE.” I’m personally a fan of grape anything, but anytime I talk to others about this flavor they either really love it too or strongly dislike it. It’s also not a very common flavor for soda which is why it can be a bit tricky to arrive at with this hint.
‘Purple soda flavor’ NYT Mini Crossword difficulty rating
There really aren’t any other purple soda flavors out there, although you might think of name brands like Fanta when you first see this clue rather than focusing in on a specific flavor. I still think this clue is pretty easy to solve once you start going through five-letter flavors that can fit in this puzzle since there’s just nothing else it could be so I’m giving it a one out of five difficulty rating.
NYT Mini Aug. 9 answers
Across
Down
- 5D A dash is a short one — RACE
- 1D Pandemonium — HAVOC
- 2D Performance for a prima donna — OPERA
- 3D Take a ___, leave a ____ — PENNY
- 4D Mortarboard wearer — GRAD
Games like NYT Mini Crossword
Once you finish filling out today’s NYT Mini Crossword, there’s still plenty of word game fun to be had if you want to complete some additional puzzles. Both Strands and Spelling Bee are great options if you want to mix things up with a different type of word game while the LA Times and Washington Post are solid options if you want to work through additional crosswords.
