‘Where fig leaves first came into fashion’ NYT Mini Crossword clue answer and hints

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The Where fig leaves first came into fashion clue on the NYT Mini Crossword.
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Fashion is subjective, but today’s “Where fig leaves first came into fashion” clue on the NYT Mini Crossword isn’t. Only one word works for this clue, so you need to get to work solving it.

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This is pretty tough to figure out since it recalls a specific reference. If this one stumps you, you’re certainly not alone, so here are some hints and the solution for the “Where fig leaves first came into fashion” hint on the Sept. 23 NYT Mini Crossword.

‘Where fig leaves first came into fashion’ NYT Sept. 23 Mini Crossword hints

The Where fig leaves first came into fashion clue highlighted on the NYT Mini Crossword puzzle.
The word you’re looking for is four letters long. Screenshot by Dot Esports
  • Hint 1: It ends with the letter “N.”
  • Hint 2: An anagram for this word is “NEED.”
  • Hint 3: It’s sometimes viewed as a synonym for “PARADISE” and “HEAVEN.”
  • Hint 4: Adam and Eve come from the Garden of “____.”

Stop right here if you want more time to try and solve this one. Once you’re ready to learn the answer, read on.

‘Where fig leaves first came into fashion’ NYT Mini answer

The solution for the Sept. 23 “Where fig leaves first came into fashion” NYT Mini Crossword clue is “EDEN.” This hint refers to the Garden of Eden in the story of Adam and Eve.

In this story, Adam and Eve cover up their nudity by using fig leaves as clothes after eating the forbidden fruit. They were the first to do so, hence bringing it into fashion, as this clue says.

‘Where fig leaves first came into fashion’ clue difficulty rating

Even if you’re familiar with the story of Adam, Eve, and the Garden of Eden, this is a pretty tough clue to solve. Fig leaves are a very specific and unimportant detail compared to everything else in this story, so there’s a good chance you didn’t make this connection.

This is a pretty clever clue, but it’s not easy to solve. This is one of the hardest hints I’ve seen, so I’m giving it a full five out of five difficulty rating since I can’t see it getting much tougher.

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Staff Writer at Dot Esports covering new releases and a wide array of topics including Minecraft, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Phasmophobia, general gaming, streaming, and more. She has been avidly writing and gaming her whole life and now spends her time combining the two. Kacee graduated from San Diego State University in 2021 with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Certificate in Creative Editing and Publishing. She then joined Dot Esports as a Freelance Writer in 2022 before transitioning to a Staff Writer in 2023. In her spare time, she enjoys buying more books than she can read, gaming alone or with friends, drinking too much tea, attending concerts, fangirling over movies and television, listening to music, and spending time with her family, friends, and pets, who are the most important parts of her world.