Have you ever had a delicious breakfast with marbled bread and some eggs? Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clue, “Bread That May Be Marbled,” tests your knowledge of the main ingredient that gives marbled bread its unique, swirling patterned appearance.

If you need help with today’s NYT Mini Crossword, you can use our hints and answers to complete the puzzle.

“Bread That Might Be Marbled” NYT November 19 Mini Crossword Tips and Answer

• Tip 1: The answer can be found in the title of a famous novel written by JD Salinger.
• Tip 2: The Three Letter Solution is a crop that thrives in colder climates where wheat struggles, making it a staple crop in Russia and Germany.
• Tip 3: It starts with the letter ‘R’.
• Tip 4: The solution is high in fiber, aids digestion and is said to help with blood sugar control and heart health.

It’s time to reveal the answer.

The answer to five in the November 19 New York Times Mini Crossword is “RYE.” Marbled bread is made by combining light rye dough and dark rye dough, making rye an easy fit for the clue. In Jewish American cuisine, rye bread, including marbled varieties, has been a staple for decades, often served with pickles on the side.

‘Bread that might be marbled’ NYT Mini Crossword difficulty

The only way to make marbled bread is to use rye, and if you get your bread at the grocery store, be sure to note rye as the main ingredient when you turn the product. Reuben sandwiches, a deli classic, use marbled bread, and it should be a pretty obvious answer if you eat these regularly.

If you’re not familiar with different types of bread, you might think the “marbled” part of the clue is some kind of dessert, making it harder to crack. So I’d give it one four out of five for difficulties.

NYT Mini Crossword (November 19) answers

About

• 1A ___ Pilkey, children’s author who created Captain Underpants and Dog Man —DAV
• 4A Someone who prefers to stay to himself – SINGLE
• 6A Boiling with anger – ANGRY
• 7A Bulging out, like the muscles of a bodybuilder – BULK
• 8A Casual top — TEE

Down

• 1D ___ holes (candies that are actually balls, not “holes”) — DONUT
• 2D Geometry class measurement – CORNER
• 3D On the ___ of tears – VERG
• 4D The counterpart of the lecture, in scientific courses at universities – LAB
• 5D Bread that may be marbled – RYE

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