Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Tuesday, March 17, 2026 features 76 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.8 letters. The longest answer is "saythemagicword".
Total Clues
76
Longest
saythemagicword
Avg Length
4.8
Shortest
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Lobby group for seniors
4AARP
___ knew?
3WHO
Red light therapy venues
4spas
Pink's counterpart in "Wicked"
5green
Stranger ___ fiction.
4THAN
Work for
4EARN
Italian liqueur such as Aperol or Campari
5amaro
Blow off steam
4VENT
Cogito __ sum
4ERGO
Emotional plea in "Top Gun" and "Top Gun: Maverick"
13talktomegoose
NYC summer hrs.
3EDT
Most consecutive Super Bowls won by the same team
3two
Italian fashion house
5PRADA
I didn't hear a 'please'!
15saythemagicword
I ___ a hunch!
3HAD
Insta upload
3PIC
Guitar Hero World Tour console
3wii
Helpful feedback
5input
Fuel efficiency stat
3MPG
Gives a hoot
5MINDS
Corp. leader
3CEO
Wilmington's st.
3DEL
Rummy
3GIN
"Why this course of action?"
15explainyourself
Harbor Freight purchases
5tools
"Hello, fellow sheep"
3baa
Stretch the truth
3LIE
Requests to Siri and Alexa, or what 19-, 26-, and 43-Across literally are
13voicecommands
Graduate of the CIA, perhaps
4chef
Great Plains tribe
4OTOE
Corrosive compounds
5ACIDS
Subtle glow
4AURA
Numbered hwys.
4RTES
Girls5eva co-star __ Elise Goldsberry
5RENEE
Fishnet fabric
4MESH
Pops
3DAD
Covers with grass
4SODS
Rock shop options
6agates
Naval fleet
6ARMADA
"Million Dollar Listing" field
6realty
Fringe benefit
4PERK
Cry of delight
4WHEE
Kick back (with)
4HANG
Good place for a lecturer to stay?
7ontopic
Teeter totter
6SEESAW
Streamline, perhaps
8paredown
Iguazu Falls land: Abbr.
3arg
Cold-sounding commercial prefix
3SNO
Anything else?
7notthat
Claire Dunphy, e.g.
5tvmom
Carried a debt
4owed
Goblinlike creature
3ORC
Bone-dry
4ARID
Thanksgiving, e.g.: Abbr.
3THU
Put on, as nail polish
5apply
Job for a DJ
3gig
Prefix with loyal and service
3dis
The "I" of the RICE method
3ice
Dismissive call
4NEXT
Puffy pastries
8POPOVERS
Guys
3MEN
San Diego neighborhood whose name means "sea view"
7miramar
___ and outs
3INS
Lack of harmony
7DISCORD
U.S. Pacific island
4GUAM
Bath scrubber
6LOOFAH
Oscar winner Mahershala
3ALI
Thin woodwinds
5OBOES
Pacific climate phenomenon
6elnino
Heavy-___ (sleepy)
6LIDDED
Admits, with "up"
6FESSES
Jazz great James
4ETTA
Like many dorms
4COED
Top poker cards
4ACES
Kiss __: PDA capturer at a stadium
3CAM
Shade on a color wheel
3HUE
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