Fun aunt's movie date, maybe

The answer to “Fun aunt's movie date, maybe” in the LA Times crossword is NIECE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on July 19, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 113-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.

“Fun aunt's movie date, maybe” answer

NIECE (5 letters)

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Why the answer is NIECE

Think of a family member who may have a blast out with their cool relative! 🎬

What does NIECE mean?

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

When else has “Fun aunt's movie date, maybe” 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.

July 19, 2026 (most recent) → NIECE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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