Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Monday, March 9, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Monday, March 9, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.8 letters. The longest answer is "conferencecalls".
Total Clues
78
Longest
conferencecalls
Avg Length
4.8
Shortest
ELF
ALLComplete Solution List
Treaty between nations
4PACT
Diamond corner
4BASE
Highest point
4ACME
Aroma
4ODOR
Soak in the tub
5BATHE
Guacamole scoop
4chip
Last stretch before graduation
10senioryear
Increase in altitude
4RISE
North Pole helper
3ELF
__ Angeles Sparks
3LOS
Stop talking!
7silence
Playground board with two seats
6seesaw
Relax, soldier!
6ATEASE
Beam of light
3RAY
Make into law
5ENACT
U.S. ID issuer
3SSA
Broken mirror, to some
4OMEN
Get hitched
3WED
White-barked trees
6ASPENS
Go on a tirade
4RANT
Red Monopoly piece
5HOTEL
Palm with berries
4acai
Noisy summer insect
6CICADA
Meat in a croque-monsieur
3HAM
California wine valley
4NAPA
Pint Night purchase
3ALE
Respected villager
5ELDER
Zilch
3NIL
Door's open
6COMEIN
Prepare to skate, or what can be found in 3-, 8-, 10-, and 33-Down?
6laceup
Bold alternative?
7ITALICS
Fragrant evergreen
3FIR
Org. whose seal depicts an eagle atop a key
3nsa
"You got a deal!"
4sold
Fruity fall beverage
10applecider
Riverdale actress Reinhart
4LILI
Strung along
5LEDON
Title for New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko
4dame
If all ___ fails ...
4ELSE
Defect
4FLAW
Unrefined minerals
4ORES
Prepares for a photograph
5poses
One-named "Hello" singer
5ADELE
Business meetings over the phone
15conferencecalls
The first "T" of TNT
3TRI
Howls at the moon
4BAYS
Enjoyed some tteokbokki, say
3ate
Peak in the Cascade Range
6SHASTA
Stillness before a storm
9eeriecalm
Units of land area
5ACRES
Zodiac cycle in which the Rabbit follows the Tiger
15chinesecalendar
Catchall category: Abbr.
4MISC
Heaviest fencing sword
4EPEE
Body part that can be furrowed
4brow
CeraVe rival
4olay
Muscles near delts
4LATS
North Pole VIP
5SANTA
What happened next?
7ANDTHEN
Fair-hiring initials
3EEO
Just like that! sound
4SNAP
Iran's continent
4ASIA
Dolphin with eye patches
4orca
Postal delivery
4MAIL
Baby humpback
9whalecalf
Become frantic
5PANIC
Serving of corn
3EAR
"The Substance" Oscar nominee Moore
4demi
Quash, as a rumor
6dispel
DEA agent
4NARC
Song from a bygone era
5oldie
Property claim
4LIEN
I'm at your service
5USEME
Trims down
5PARES
Part of an archipelago
4ISLE
Work Hard
4TOIL
__ state: focused mindset
4flow
Kissing on the kiss cam, say
3PDA
Swear words?
3IDO
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