The “Wrapped Indian clothes” clue in today’s NYT Mini Crossword is probably the hardest one. If you’re not familiar with Indian culture and haven’t worn these clothes, you might not know the word at all. If that’s you, I’m here to help.
I solved it by answering most of the across clues first since they were easier and faster to find. When I was missing just one letter of this clue, I used an old crossword trick to find the final answer and solve it. Here’s how you can do it too.