Deal with bugs, say

The answer to “Deal with bugs, say” in the LA Times crossword is RECODE — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on October 10, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 17-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.

“Deal with bugs, say” answer

RECODE (6 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 RECODE.

What does RECODE mean?

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

When else has “Deal with bugs, say” 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.

October 10, 2026 (most recent) → RECODE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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