Approach

The answer to “Approach” in the LA Times crossword is WAY — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on September 18, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 34-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.

“Approach” answer

WAY (3 letters)

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What does WAY mean?

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

When else has “Approach” 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.

September 18, 2026 (most recent) → WAY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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