Big serving of cake

Latest answer — August 03, 2026

9 Across

Think of a thick, flat piece cut from a larger dessert. 🍰

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Across

  1. 1Collaboratively managed website
  2. 5Responded in court
  3. 9Big serving of cake
  4. 13Vows exchanged with rings
  5. 14Ireland, to the Irish
  6. 15Novelist Vonnegut
  7. 16Hamilton bills
  8. 17Landed on a perch
  9. 18Pet aisle brand
  10. 19Long-lived plant native to the Sonoran Desert
  11. 22Young newt
  12. 23__ and paste
  13. 24Places for books that may be borrowed
  14. 32Extra sports periods, briefly
  15. 33"You __ what you sow"
  16. 34Handed out playing cards
  17. 35Clearance rack caveat
  18. 37Prepare to publish
  19. 39Curved line on a musical score
  20. 40Internet access device
  21. 42"__ Diary ... "
  22. 44End of a college email address
  23. 45Anatomical structure that includes bones and joints
  24. 48Lav
  25. 49Driving range prop
  26. 50Bravely stand one's ground, or what 19-, 24-, and 45-Across typically do?
  27. 57Sweetheart
  28. 58One with a superiority complex
  29. 59Hammer, for one
  30. 60Musical based on "La bohème"
  31. 61Off-white hue
  32. 62Woolly mamas
  33. 63Sportsbook figures
  34. 64Monopoly card
  35. 65Fairy __

Down

  1. 1Comical wordsmiths
  2. 2Brainstorming product
  3. 3Hong __
  4. 4Credit card provider
  5. 5Partridge's place, in a Christmas song
  6. 6Disney's "__ & Stitch"
  7. 7"Springsteen" country singer Church
  8. 8Disconnect
  9. 9Fruity candy brand
  10. 10Party with poi
  11. 11Sleeve fillers
  12. 12K-pop band also known as the Bangtan Boys
  13. 20Not at all close
  14. 21Prompted, in a theater
  15. 24Fertile soils
  16. 25"There, there"
  17. 26Back of a hit 45 record
  18. 27When repeated, "You know the rest"
  19. 28Sales pitch
  20. 29Parking attendant
  21. 30Dodge
  22. 31Play a ukulele
  23. 36Performances with no empty seats
  24. 38Sensory receptor on a tongue
  25. 41Cat's noise
  26. 43Deli loaves that may be seeded or marbled
  27. 46Threw away
  28. 4712-Down, e.g.
  29. 50__ money: startup funds
  30. 51Appendage often traced to draw a turkey in art class
  31. 52Not often, but not never
  32. 53"What __ can I say?"
  33. 54Des Moines locale
  34. 55Christmas carol
  35. 56"What __ can I say?"
  36. 57Sis's playmate

The answer to “Big serving of cake” in the LA Times crossword is SLAB — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on August 3, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 9-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.

“Big serving of cake” answer

SLAB (4 letters)

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Why the answer is SLAB

Think of a thick, flat piece cut from a larger dessert. 🍰

What does SLAB mean?

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

(noun)

  • a large, thick, flat piece of stone or concrete, typically square or rectangular in shape
  • a large, thick slice or piece of cake, bread, chocolate, etc.
  • an outer piece of timber sawn from a log

When else has “Big serving of cake” 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 3, 2026 (most recent) → SLAB. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Big serving of cake”?

The answer is SLAB, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on August 3, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Big serving of cake”?

4 letters: SLAB.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the LA Times crossword on August 3, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 9-Across.

Can “Big serving of cake” have a different answer?

Yes — LA Times 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.

Where can I find the rest of this day's LA Times answers?

The full grid for August 3, 2026 is on the LA Times answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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