Less substantial

The answer to “Less substantial” in the LA Times crossword is AIRIER — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on July 5, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 64-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.

“Less substantial” answer

AIRIER (6 letters)

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Why the answer is AIRIER

AIRIER is the 6-letter solution that fits "Less substantial" in the LA Times crossword on July 5, 2026 (64-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does AIRIER mean?

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

When else has “Less substantial” 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 5, 2026 (most recent) → AIRIER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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