The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 35 letter word COTTON CANDY … or COTT ON C AND Y which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Carnival confection … or, when re-parsed, a hint to what appears three times in this puzzle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| COTTON CANDY … or COTT ON C AND Y | 100 % | 35 |
Why may COTTON-CANDY-OR-COTT-ON-C-AND-Y be the right solution?
The answer "COTTON CANDY" can be re-parsed as "COTT ON C AND Y," which hints at the words "COTT," "ON," "C," and "Y" appearing three times in the puzzle.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Carnival confection … or, when re-parsed, a hint to what appears three times in this puzzle
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