Top-selling salad dressing in the U.S.
Archive answer — July 31, 2026
2 Down
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Answer: CRAPS
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Answer: HADIT
- 7. Battery end
Answer: ANODE
- 8. Uneaten morsel
Answer: SCRAP
- 9. Nonbinary pronoun
Answer: THEY
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- 1. Roz ___, The New Yorker cartoonist since 1978
Answer: CHAST
- 2. Top-selling salad dressing in the U.S.
Answer: RANCH
- 3. Cherish
Answer: ADORE
- 4. Annual math celebration on 3/14
Answer: PIDAY
- 5. Staircase part
Answer: STEP
The answer to “Top-selling salad dressing in the U.S.” in the Boston Globe Mini Crossword is RANCH — a 5-letter word. It appears in our available data for July 31, 2026 at 2-Down. Below you can reveal the fill one letter at a time, check the full puzzle, and open every related clue page.
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Why does RANCH fit?
RANCH is the published 5-letter answer at 2-Down. The highlighted path in the puzzle shows exactly where the entry sits.
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What is the answer to “Top-selling salad dressing in the U.S.”?
The answer is RANCH.
How many letters are in the answer?
5 letters: RANCH.
When did this clue appear?
It appears in the Boston Globe Mini Crossword for July 31, 2026 at 2-Down.
Can this clue have a different answer?
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