Cast out

The answer to “Cast out” in the LA Times crossword is EXILE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on August 23, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 72-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.

“Cast out” answer

EXILE (5 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 EXILE.

What does EXILE mean?

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

When else has “Cast out” 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 23, 2026 (most recent) → EXILE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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