Farm unit that may be round or square

The answer to “Farm unit that may be round or square” in the LA Times crossword is BALE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on October 10, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 34-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.

“Farm unit that may be round or square” answer

BALE (4 letters)

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What does BALE mean?

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

When else has “Farm unit that may be round or square” 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) → BALE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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