After the bell

The answer to “After the bell” in the LA Times crossword is LATE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on August 2, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 28-Across. 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.

“After the bell” answer

LATE (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 LATE.

Why the answer is LATE

What you might be if you arrive once class has begun 🔔

What does LATE mean?

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

When else has “After the bell” 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.

August 2, 2026 (most recent) → LATE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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