They surround pupils Crossword Clue
6 letters · New York Times · Friday, September 12, 2025 · 40-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, September 12, 2025.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · September 12, 2025 · 40-Down · 6 letters
IRISES0 of 6 letters revealed
Need a nudge?
Need more?
What does this clue mean?
muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye
noun
WordNet® (Princeton University)
Other clues with the same answer
View all clues with this answer- Subject for van Gogh
New York Times · Sunday, February 22, 2026 · 6 letters
- Blooms for van Gogh
New York Times · Friday, January 17, 2025 · 6 letters
- Van Gogh subjects
New York Times · Friday, June 14, 2024 · 6 letters
- Floral subject for van Gogh
New York Times · Tuesday, May 14, 2024 · 6 letters
- "Bearded" blooms
New York Times · Sunday, May 5, 2024 · 6 letters
- Van Gogh masterpiece
New York Times · Wednesday, December 27, 2023 · 6 letters
- Painting by van Gogh during his time in an asylum
New York Times · Thursday, December 14, 2023 · 6 letters
- Inspiration for van Gogh
New York Times · Friday, January 27, 2023 · 6 letters
- Van Gogh work that in 1987 became the most expensive painting ever sold
New York Times · Wednesday, May 25, 2022 · 6 letters
- Van Gogh painting that once fetched a record amount at auction ($53.9 million)
New York Times · Sunday, December 6, 2020 · 6 letters
More clues from this crossword
- 35-Across Bit of equipment in many athletic training exercises
- 36-Across The Blues, on N.H.L. scoreboards
- 37-Across ___ incognita (unexplored area)
- 37-Down ___ Fridays
- 38-Across Things left at the entrance of a mosque
- 38-Down [More info below]
- 39-Across "I get it, I get it!"
- 41-Down River sourced by a glacier in the Swiss Alps
- 42-Across Like some silences
- 43-Across Lose
- 44-Across Spanish familial term of endearment
- 44-Down Cotton variety