Accepting customers

The answer to “Accepting customers” in the LA Times crossword is OPEN — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on July 12, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 15-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.

“Accepting customers” answer

OPEN (4 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is OPEN.

Why the answer is OPEN

Think about a door that welcomes visitors in! 🚪

What does OPEN mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of OPEN is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Accepting customers” appeared?

LA Times 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.

July 12, 2026 (most recent) → OPEN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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