Puzzle Crossword Clue

We have the 6-letter answer for Puzzle crossword clue, last seen in the Boston Globe Mini Crossword September 15, 2026 puzzle. Let us help you solve the crossword clue that has you stumped so you can finish the puzzle.

Puzzle Crossword Answer

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CONUNDRUM

(9 letters)

ADDLE

(5 letters)

VEX

(3 letters)

PERPLEX

(7 letters)

BEMUSE

(6 letters)

RIDDLE

(6 letters)

BEWILDER

(8 letters)

MYSTIFY

(7 letters)

BAMBOOZLE

(9 letters)

POSER

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a difficult problem
2. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

Hint 2: Clue Definition

PUZZLE (verb)
1. be a mystery or bewildering to
2. be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
PUZZLE (noun)
1. a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
2. a game that tests your ingenuity

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

CONUNDRUM
(9 letters)
ADDLE
(5 letters)
VEX
(3 letters)
PERPLEX
(7 letters)
BEMUSE
(6 letters)
RIDDLE
(6 letters)
BEWILDER
(8 letters)
Mystify
(7 letters)
BAMBOOZLE
(9 letters)
POSER
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
GAMINE

More Boston Globe Mini Crossword (9/15/2026) Answers

Across

1. Like iced cappuccinos

5. Loops in, on Gmail

8. Potassium particle, perhaps

12. It covers Cousin Itt

13. Many an Insta post

15. Genuine

16. Italian volcano

17. Early ___ (no night owl)

18. Pasta or rice, briefly

19. Nickname for Alexander Ovechkin

22. Muzzle

23. Baseball's Moises

24. Leather piercer

27. Not far from

29. Dog of 1950s TV

31. Every Shakespeare play has five of them

34. Top score in gymnastics

37. Lion or Tiger or Bear (oh my!)

38. Mister in Mexico

39. Unagi and anago, in sushi bars

40. Tubular pasta

42. "Absolument!"

43. Daffy Duck, Road Runner or Foghorn Leghorn

44. Coming-of-age celebration

47. Word with "panel" or "power"

48. Minecraft explosive

49. Ad that raises awareness

52. Be sincere

54. Louvre Pyramid architect I.M.

55. Polydactyl cats have at least 19 of them

56. Huge coffee container

57. BTS and Cream ... or what 19-, 34- and 44-Across could be?

60. Hat, in slang

61. Spruce or sycamore

62. Mouse with a polka-dot dress

63. Flowery welcome gift

64. Thanos' devastating finger motion

65. Company founded by Adi Dassler in 1949

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Down

1. NBA star Holmgren

2. Promises

3. Bedding material

4. Mythical fire-breathers

5. Mexican seed

6. ___ Rica

7. Carnegie's industry

8. St. Louis has one that's 630 feet tall

9. Expert in oolong's flavor

10. Rower's need

11. Sports org. that gives away many bobbleheads

13. Record in advance

14. Feathered friend in Baltimore

20. Regret

21. It's free in Chipotle's veggie burrito

25. Exercise, as power

26. Microscope part

28. Monet contemporary

30. Beer vessel

31. Google Play downloads

32. Ship's staff

33. "Dance Monkey" singer

35. Gravy thickener

36. Deep-fried treat

38. Song lineups

41. Element of flashy advertising?

43. Put money down

45. Least dense planet in the 47-Across system

49. 1/2000 of a ton

50. Brownish picture color

51. Long-eared equines

52. Consider, with "over"

53. Great Lakes tribe also known as Cat Nation

54. Chirp

55. Author Morrison

58. Wasabi __

59. Free (of)

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