Dried poblano

The answer to “Dried poblano” in the LA Times crossword is ANCHO — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on September 20, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 49-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.

“Dried poblano” answer

ANCHO (5 letters)

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What does ANCHO mean?

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

When else has “Dried poblano” 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 20, 2026 (most recent) → ANCHO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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