Green around the gills

Latest answer — July 10, 2026

53 Across

Feeling a bit under the weather? It's often described in this three-letter word! 🤒

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Across

  1. 1Places to feel kneaded?
  2. 5Peter or Paul, but not Mary
  3. 9Vocal quality
  4. 13Part of some forests
  5. 14Land parcel
  6. 15On the road
  7. 16Slogan on a very thorough pet sitter's business card?
  8. 19"Exodus" Oscar nominee Sal
  9. 20Anger
  10. 22Snap
  11. 24Carson successor
  12. 26iPhone platform
  13. 27Checkers side
  14. 28Upgrade one's cookie supply?
  15. 32Sweet sandwich
  16. 34Word on a bottle of Château Margaux
  17. 35El Prado, por ejemplo
  18. 36Cause of statistical misrepresentation
  19. 38Colon units
  20. 40Ordered from DoorDash, perhaps
  21. 43Flight status abbr.
  22. 44Part of many a lunch special
  23. 48Newest resident of the Land of Enchantment?
  24. 52Mex. neighbor
  25. 53Green around the gills
  26. 54From the top
  27. 55Late bloomer
  28. 57Toots and the Maytals, for one
  29. 60Aptly named hybrids
  30. 62Treatment for anemia, or a treatment given to 16-, 28-, and 48-Across?
  31. 66Four-award acronym
  32. 67Plum kin
  33. 68Major disappointment
  34. 69Gym reps
  35. 70Actress Daly
  36. 71Bajo opposite

Down

  1. 1Word with lift or lodge
  2. 2Political research center
  3. 3Dessert option
  4. 4Share, in a way
  5. 5"Doctor Who" actress Catherine
  6. 6Think tank members, often
  7. 7Modern art?
  8. 8Purify
  9. 9Softest mineral on the Mohs scale
  10. 10Tot's scrape
  11. 11Childcare providers
  12. 12Unsightly sight
  13. 17Celtic artwork feature
  14. 18Sufficient, once
  15. 21Name on some Canadian pumps
  16. 22For
  17. 23Pronoun option
  18. 25College domain
  19. 29Sony record label
  20. 30Invoice no.
  21. 31Kerfuffle
  22. 33Passing thoughts?
  23. 37Food Network host Garten
  24. 38Tap
  25. 39Bard's sphere
  26. 40Used car caveat
  27. 41Hollywood innovation of the 1920s
  28. 42Swell
  29. 43Actor Vigoda
  30. 45Generate more revenue than
  31. 46Tap
  32. 47Target score at Augusta
  33. 49Some coolers
  34. 50Pledge rival
  35. 51Second-oldest Ivy
  36. 56"The Lion King" lion
  37. 58Rolls-Royce trunk
  38. 59Hill dwellers
  39. 61Joy
  40. 63Practice, as a trade
  41. 64"__ on my watch!"
  42. 65Cube root of eight

The answer to “Green around the gills” in the LA Times crossword is ILL — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on July 10, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 53-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.

“Green around the gills” answer

ILL (3 letters)

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Why the answer is ILL

Feeling a bit under the weather? It's often described in this three-letter word! 🤒

What does ILL mean?

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

(adjective)

  • suffering from an illness or disease or feeling unwell
  • poor in quality

When else has “Green around the gills” 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 10, 2026 (most recent) → ILL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Green around the gills”?

The answer is ILL, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on July 10, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Green around the gills”?

3 letters: ILL.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the LA Times crossword on July 10, 2026 (a Friday puzzle), at 53-Across.

Can “Green around the gills” have a different answer?

Yes — LA Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's LA Times answers?

The full grid for July 10, 2026 is on the LA Times answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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