Put one's foot down while driving
Latest answer — August 25, 2026
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Clue explained
To BRAKE is to put one’s foot down on a vehicle’s brake pedal while driving, slowing or stopping the vehicle. Here the answer is a verb describing the driving action.
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The answer to “Put one's foot down while driving” in the LA Times Mini crossword is BRAKE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times Mini crossword on August 25, 2026 at 4-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.
“Put one's foot down while driving” answer
BRAKE (5 letters)
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What does BRAKE mean?
Reading the plain dictionary sense of BRAKE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.
(noun)
- a device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, typically by applying pressure to the wheels
When else has “Put one's foot down while driving” appeared?
LA Times Mini reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.
August 25, 2026 (most recent) → BRAKE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.
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What is the answer to “Put one's foot down while driving”?
The answer is BRAKE, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times Mini crossword on August 25, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “Put one's foot down while driving”?
5 letters: BRAKE.
When did this clue appear?
Most recently in the LA Times Mini crossword on August 25, 2026, at 4-Down.
Can “Put one's foot down while driving” have a different answer?
Yes — LA Times Mini sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.
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