Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Monday, March 16, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Monday, March 16, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.9 letters. The longest answer is "medicalexam".
Total Clues
78
Longest
medicalexam
Avg Length
4.9
Shortest
dab
ALLComplete Solution List
Artist's numbered work
4opus
Given as a gift
6gratis
Forearm-to-forehead dance move
3dab
Goose sound
4HONK
Heritage
6LEGACY
Parisian's "yes"
3OUI
Test whose results may be posted in MyChart
11medicalexam
Banquet coffeepot
3URN
A __ throw away
6stones
Do some evil
3sin
Degs. for many execs
4mbas
Moon landing org.
4NASA
Online commerce
5ETAIL
Times to blow out the candles, casually
5bdays
Current stretch of human history
9modernera
Steal from
3ROB
Long tale that may involve a quest
4epic
Midsize stringed instruments
6violas
Small bills
4ONES
Wild actress Witherspoon
5REESE
Big ___ (semis)
4RIGS
Punctual
6ONTIME
If it ___ broke ...
4AINT
Service charge
3FEE
Boxing night highlight
9MAINEVENT
Awake
5ALERT
Home of the Ninja Turtles
5SEWER
Yeah, I guess
4SURE
Crab's grabber
4CLAW
Short snooze
3NAP
Hear, hear!
6SOTRUE
Airport with many connecting flights
3HUB
"I'm quirky like that," or, when parsed differently, what can be said of 17-, 30-, and 48-Across
11itsamething
Stump splitter
3axe
Apple pie prep tool
6peeler
See 58-Down
4ALTO
Furry friend
3PET
Upgrades that may cost extra
6addons
Some summer babies, astrologically
4LEOS
Electrical units
4OHMS
Pulitzer winner Jericho Brown, for one
4poet
Ctrl-Z action
4UNDO
__ jeans: tight fashion choice
6skinny
Windowpane material
5GLASS
Theologian's subj.
3REL
Grows older
4AGES
Rolled up to the jetway
6TAXIED
"Feeling overwhelmed here"
9icanteven
Orchestral performance: Abbr.
3sym
Burden of a secret agent, perhaps
10doublelife
Vibe
4AURA
Recycling receptacles
4BINS
__ and desist
5CEASE
Insignificant
5MINOR
French friend
4AMIE
Nev. neighbor
3ARI
Sweeping tool
5BROOM
Fashion designer Karan
5DONNA
"Pay up! No excuses!"
10abetisabet
Salty expanse
5OCEAN
Wild party
5RAGER
Positive attribute
5ASSET
Stopped from happening
9prevented
Tendon
5SINEW
Grabs a chair
4SITS
Tiny cat noise
3mew
Divination deck
5TAROT
Wiped out
6ERASED
"__ Weapon": buddy cop film franchise
6lethal
Manual readers
5USERS
Fellow
4CHAP
Extremely opulent
4luxe
With 68-Across, Silicon Valley city
4palo
Irritate but good
4RILE
Do __ others ...
4UNTO
Self-images
4EGOS
Craft beer letters
3IPA
Fellows
3MEN
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