Conditional word in Python

The answer to “Conditional word in Python” in the LA Times crossword is ELSE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on August 15, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 48-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.

“Conditional word in Python” answer

ELSE (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 ELSE.

What does ELSE mean?

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

When else has “Conditional word in Python” 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 15, 2026 (most recent) → ELSE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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