Appearing in the February 10, 2025 edition of the NYT Mini Crossword puzzle the word we’re looking for is about flowers that bloom in late winter. This word is listed as across and we’re looking for five letters to solve it. This is a very tricky one since the answer is the plural form, or at least one of the plural forms when it comes to this flower.
The answer to the crossword clue ‘flowers that bloom in late winter’:
The answer we are looking for is the CROCI flower. Croci is the plural form of the flower crocus. Some would call the plural form crocuses but croci seems to be the accepted term. Croci fits the letter count for this puzzle. These flowers can come in three colors such as purple, white, and yellow. In some cases, they can have all three colors mixed into them.
Croci grows in some parts of Europe, Africa, and central Asia. Even though these flowers grow during winter, they don’t necessarily wilt out during the spring as that’s when they are flourishing as well being located in meadows and fields.
