Greta known as the "Swedish Sphinx"

The answer to “Greta known as the "Swedish Sphinx"” in the LA Times crossword is GARBO — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on September 3, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 3-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.

“Greta known as the "Swedish Sphinx"” answer

GARBO (5 letters)

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What does GARBO mean?

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

When else has “Greta known as the "Swedish Sphinx"” 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 3, 2026 (most recent) → GARBO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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