Crossword Clue: Crispy breakfast strip
Here's the answer to the Crispy breakfast strip crossword clue, with an explanation and where it has appeared.
Definition & answer: BACON
BACON solves the clue "Crispy breakfast strip". Spanning 5 letters (2 vowels, 3 consonants), it begins at B and ends at N. Like most crossword fill, it lives at the intersection of two words, so a single confirmed crossing letter frequently reveals the whole entry.
Origin & meaning
Bacon is salt-cured meat from the back or belly of a pig, popular fried for breakfast. 'Bringing home the bacon,' meaning earning a living, may nod to old contests of catching a greased pig at fairs.
Common usage
Bacon turns up often in crosswords because of that letter mix. Words like BACON interlock cleanly with longer entries, so constructors reach for them to make a grid fit together without awkward clashes. Given a 5-square slot and a crossing letter or two, it's usually quick to confirm.
Crossword trivia
At 5 letters, BACON shows up in daily mini and themed puzzles far more than longer, obscure words. It's the kind of entry worth memorizing — the more common short words you know cold, the faster you solve.
Stuck on this clue?
If this clue won't come, leave it and fill the answers that cross it. Once a couple of BACON's letters are locked by neighboring words, the entry tends to reveal itself. Crossings beat staring at a clue every time.
This clue in different puzzles
Setters vary how they clue BACON — sometimes with a straight dictionary definition, sometimes with wordplay, a pun, or a fill-in-the-blank — but the answer itself stays the same. Learning to spot the answer behind the disguise is a core crossword skill.
Example sentences
- "Seeing 'Crispy breakfast strip' in the clue list, an experienced solver pencils in BACON almost immediately."
- "Once the B was confirmed by the crossing word, BACON was the only entry that fit."
- "A 5-letter slot and a clue like 'Crispy breakfast strip'? That's BACON nine times out of ten."