Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Monday, March 2, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Monday, March 2, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.9 letters. The longest answer is "skirttheissue".
Total Clues
76
Longest
skirttheissue
Avg Length
4.9
Shortest
ATE
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Engrave a name on a trophy, say
4etch
Barrels into
4RAMS
Thumbs up answers
5YESES
Gift-tag word
4FROM
"Peacemaker" actor Steve
4agee
Mexican street corn
5ELOTE
Huggies rival
4LUVS
Old Roman garment
4TOGA
Island country between Sicily and North Africa
5malta
Enjoyed a meal
3ATE
*Official currency of a nation, e.g.
11legaltender
Sewing kit spool
6thread
Finish
3END
*Gently sidestep an awkward question
13skirttheissue
Sooner or __
5LATER
Long-term goals
4AIMS
Tax return pro
3CPA
Bygone Apple music players
5ipods
Corp. VIP
3CEO
Sloughs off
5SHEDS
Hearing organ
3EAR
Lady Gaga's "___ This Way"
4BORN
Paddled boat
5CANOE
*18th president of the United States
13ulyssessgrant
Fitting
3APT
Like Greg, among the Brady kids
6eldest
*Japanese sedan that's been a top seller in the U.S. since 1989
11hondaaccord
Play-__: Fun Factory clay
3DOH
Newspaper opinion pieces
5OPEDS
That can't be!
4OHNO
Volcano on Sicily
4ETNA
Royal domain
5REALM
D.C. MLB team
4NATS
__ Green: Kermit's song
4BEIN
Land divisions
5ACRES
With 67-Across, repay a community's generous support, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue
4give
See 66-Across
4back
Note in the C minor scale
5EFLAT
Objective fact
5TRUTH
Featured article of a magazine
10coverstory
Letters on some British ships
3hms
Like most gory movies
6ratedr
Eagerly expectant
4AGOG
Bigger than big
4MEGA
__ of approval
4SEAL
Sanaa resident
6YEMENI
Spiral-horned African antelopes
6elands
Realtor's sign of success
4SOLD
Kin of "-kin"
4ETTE
Verb in many a grilling recipe
4sear
Hideaways
5LAIRS
Souvenir shirts
4TEES
Squeaked by
4EKED
Food truck snacks
5tacos
Layers of tall cakes
5TIERS
Southeast Asian ethnic group
5HMONG
Fragrant herbal brew
10scentedtea
Ballerina's bun, for one
4updo
Effortlessness
4EASE
In ___ of (replacing)
4LIEU
"Come on, be __!"
4apal
Burn with hot water
5SCALD
Round of applause
4HAND
Greek letter after alpha
4beta
Jockey's seat
6SADDLE
Twitches
6SPASMS
Stood up again
6rerose
__ boom: noise made by a fast jet
5sonic
TGIF part
5THANK
Jewish wedding dance
4HORA
Oil cartel letters
4OPEC
Within reach
4NEAR
Capitol Hill gp.
4CONG
__ latte: spiced drink
4chai
Like a sitcom star
4ontv
__ and flow
3EBB
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