Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Tuesday, March 3, 2026 features 74 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 5.1 letters. The longest answer is "morninganchor".
Total Clues
74
Longest
morninganchor
Avg Length
5.1
Shortest
ATM
ALLComplete Solution List
Scrapbooking project
5ALBUM
Totals
4SUMS
Lip ___: mouth the words
4SYNC
Drench
5DOUSE
Journey
4TRIP
Not single-sex
4COED
Pungent
5ACRID
Makes sense
4ISEE
Dull routines
4RUTS
*One who delivers the early news
13morninganchor
U.S. island in Micronesia
4guam
Sits at a stoplight
5IDLES
Cash dispenser
3ATM
*Sandwich choice at an Italian deli
11meatballsub
Whole __ Market
5foods
Unagi roll fish
3EEL
Total snoozefest
4BORE
Longtime late-night host Jay
4leno
Messy happy hour fare
5wings
Five-spots
4ABES
Many, many
4ATON
Like some 38-Across
3hot
Deliver a speech
5ORATE
Peter Pan pirate
11CAPTAINHOOK
On the __: promptly
3dot
Public-opinion surveys
5POLLS
No thanks
4PASS
"Take a moment to reflect," or what can be said about the ends of the answers to the starred clues
13letthatsinkin
Opera solo
4ARIA
Mischief-making Norse god
4LOKI
Honker in a gaggle
5goose
Actor Schreiber
4LIEV
Grand in scale
4EPIC
Virtuous
5NOBLE
Come in last
4LOSE
Breaks a commandment
4SINS
Treadmill setting
5SPEED
Driver of "Ferrari"
4adam
El Pollo __: fast-casual Southwestern chain
4loco
Comedian Bill who plays Migs Mayfeld on "The Mandalorian"
4burr
Leveraging
5using
Seance leaders
7MEDIUMS
Mark of shame
6STIGMA
Constellation bear
4URSA
Outward appearance
4MIEN
Limited-time offers
8specials
Mouse target on a browser window
9scrollbar
Reply to a racy joke, perhaps
10youresobad
Tennis court divider
3NET
Items in jewel boxes: Abbr.
3cds
Scottish no
3NAE
Initials for "good" cholesterol
3hdl
__ happen: practically guaranteed
6sureto
Insurer with a duck mascot
5AFLAC
Keep the beat with one's foot
6toetap
Companies that have exclusive control of a market
10monopolies
Sophomore's grade
5TENTH
I __ to differ
3BEG
Under siege
5BESET
"Stick around a while!"
9dontleave
Game-stopping sounds from refs
8whistles
Charged particle
3ION
"Good to go" hand gestures
7oksigns
__-rock: music
3ALT
Science of light
6OPTICS
Post-WWII treaty gp.
3oas
Nosy buttinsky
5snoop
Arizona people
4HOPI
Comparable to
4AKIN
NBA legend Bryant
4KOBE
Turf surrounded by surf
4isle
Not just want
4NEED
I'm ___ ears
3ALL
Ipanema's city
3RIO
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