Daily Puzzle Solution
LA Times Crossword
Monday, March 23, 2026
The Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle for Monday, March 23, 2026 features 78 clues. Today's puzzle has an average answer length of 4.7 letters. The longest answer is "pollyholliday".
Total Clues
78
Longest
pollyholliday
Avg Length
4.7
Shortest
guy
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Venomous African snake
5MAMBA
On __ nine: elated
5cloud
Celebrity chef Fieri
3guy
Starting squad
5ATEAM
Scoundrel
5LOUSE
Card game based on crazy eights
3UNO
"The Piano" Best Actress Oscar winner
11hollyhunter
Disco ___ of "The Simpsons"
3STU
Like a global corp.
4INTL
Iowa college town
4AMES
Loathe
5ABHOR
Numbered musical composition
4OPUS
"Aquarius" and "Good Morning Starshine" musical
4hair
Actress known for saying "Kiss my grits!" on the sitcom "Alice"
13pollyholliday
Khaki kin
5chino
Ambient music composer Brian ___
3ENO
First word for some babies
4MAMA
Tyrannosaurus ___
3REX
Money holders
7WALLETS
Nada
3ZIP
Region
4AREA
The Bluest ___ (Toni Morrison novel)
3EYE
Unwanted garden plants
5WEEDS
"Sixteen Candles" and "The Breakfast Club" actress
13mollyringwald
Animated character
4TOON
Map publisher __ McNally
4RAND
American buffalo
5BISON
Clockwork part
4GEAR
{/¿Cómo ___/} usted?_
4ESTA
Sci-fi ship
3UFO
Country music legend who founded the nonprofit literacy program Imagination Library
11dollyparton
East Lansing sch.
3MSU
Bring to mind
5EVOKE
Toy (with), as an idea
5FLIRT
Champagne cork's sound
3pop
Less cooked
5RAWER
Set of four on a British car
5tyres
Fish tacos fish, familiarly
4MAHI
Loads (of)
4ATON
Cheesy diner sandwich
4melt
Inflatable party decoration
7balloon
Actress Poehler
3AMY
Bumbling
6CLUMSY
Unaccompanied
4LONE
Performed better than
8OUTSHONE
___ as directed
3USE
Go off-track
6DERAIL
Spew
4GUSH
Do __ others ...
4UNTO
Ball's in ___ court
4YOUR
Lug
4HAUL
Hat edge
4BRIM
Work the soil
4plow
Loads (of)
4alot
Dot on a computer screen
5PIXEL
Oscar winner Mirren
5HELEN
In a mental fog
5DAZED
Surrounded by
4AMID
Prattles on and on
4yaps
Study all night
4CRAM
Long sandwich
4HERO
Flight-related prefix
4AERO
Staying away from the spotlight
8lyinglow
Graceful lake bird
4swan
Palo __, California
4ALTO
On in years
7ELDERLY
Over thataway
6YONDER
Less sunny
6grayer
Bend out of shape
4WARP
Jostle
4BUMP
Should that be the case ...
4IFSO
Dish eaten with a spoon
4soup
Actress Sommer
4ELKE
Kerfuffle
4STIR
Moved very fast
4tore
Targets of Terro insect traps
4ants
Egg cells
3OVA
Toward the stern
3AFT
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