Like fresh nail polish

The answer to “Like fresh nail polish” in the LA Times crossword is WET — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on September 18, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 37-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.

“Like fresh nail polish” answer

WET (3 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is WET.

What does WET mean?

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

When else has “Like fresh nail polish” 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 18, 2026 (most recent) → WET. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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