Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Thursday, March 19, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Thursday, March 19, 2026 features 81 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.9 letters. The longest answer is "barefootcontessa".
Total Clues
81
Longest
barefootcontessa
Avg Length
4.9
Shortest
IQS
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Mensa stats
3IQS
Deprive (of)
5strip
T's, in Morse code
6dashes
Is the pope Catholic?
3duh
Hawaiian letter that resembles an apostrophe
5okina
In my view ...
6ithink
Ina Garten franchise
16barefootcontessa
Director Kurosawa
5AKIRA
Species known as the Evolution Pokémon
5eevee
Sanskrit for "goddess"
4devi
Video game series based on Dungeons & Dragons
11baldursgate
Receptionist, often
7greeter
Reasons
7MOTIVES
YMCA class
3ESL
Sam of "Peaky Blinders"
5NEILL
On deck
4NEXT
Tomie dePaola book whose title evokes the Italian for "Grandma Witch"
10streganona
Not cool
4dude
Investment
5STAKE
So-so, slangily
3mid
Cut without permission?
7fanedit
Composer parodied in "Rabbit of Seville"
7rossini
Cry after a triumphant return
11wearesoback
Burnt __
4ENDS
Comedy legend Burnett
5carol
Toyota hybrid
5PRIUS
1985 novelty hit for the Bears, with "The," or an apt title for this puzzle?
16superbowlshuffle
Main dish
6ENTREE
App for foodies
5eater
Game review site
3ign
Untrustworthy sort
6WEASEL
Run for fun, say
5rhyme
Receive
3GET
Workplace accessibility issue?
7idbadge
Society of Friends
7QUAKERS
Dry up
7SHRIVEL
Porch party fixture
4sofa
Match stopper, briefly
3tko
Former Portuguese Royal Court city
3rio
Dirt from a bug, perhaps
5intel
Walked the floor
5PACED
Mexican cheddar?
6dinero
Swear (to)
6ATTEST
___/her pronouns
3SHE
Casual hellos
3HIS
Outskirts of New Haven?
3ens
Reggae kin
3SKA
Canal that runs 351 miles
4erie
Egg cell
4OVUM
Taproom pour
4beer
Acoustic Soul singer India.___
4ARIE
Jane the Virgin star Rodriguez
4GINA
____ Maria
3AVE
___-Mex cuisine
3TEX
Contractor's no.
3EST
Explosive stuff
3TNT
Some kitchen appliances
3lgs
Long. counterpart
3LAT
Oracle
4SEER
Rat on
4NARC
Enough, I get it!
4OKOK
Old console letters
3NES
Texas airport letters
3dfw
Abu Dhabi's fed.
3UAE
Tiny twisted molecule
3dna
Lego character, informally
7minifig
Humor
7INDULGE
Voice opposition
7dissent
Proclamation
6DECREE
"Violeta" novelist Allende
6isabel
Fatty tuna
4TORO
Vassal
4SERF
Shady garden spot
5BOWER
God of Islam
5ALLAH
Unadulterated
4PURE
Use a Singer
3SEW
French article
3UNE
Book fair gp.
3PTA
Hesitant sounds
3ERS
Pigpen
3STY
Make shorter, maybe
3hem
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