Long journeys

Latest answer — September 10, 2026

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Clue explained

TREKS means long journeys, especially difficult or extended ones. The plural form matches the plural clue.

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Hikers traveling along a mountain trail

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Across

  1. 1With deftness
  2. 5Clogs (up)
  3. 9Typical Stan Lee role
  4. 14Manitoba people
  5. 15Vinaigrette ingredient, initially
  6. 16Throw shade at
  7. 17Start filming, say
  8. 19Like a drive deep in the woods?
  9. 20Pioneers of old-school rap, for short
  10. 21"__ Lisa"
  11. 22React to meeting one's hero, perhaps
  12. 23"Wowza!"
  13. 25One pushed to make cuts?
  14. 29Mega- times mega-
  15. 30Disaster response org.
  16. 31Actress Polo
  17. 32Bombeck who advised, "Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth"
  18. 34Situated on
  19. 37Sass
  20. 38Cheating, or what the black squares in rows 3, 5, 11, and 13 are doing
  21. 43Abbr. in calculus class
  22. 44"Ditto!"
  23. 45Paradise
  24. 46Celebrity pair
  25. 48Son of Hera
  26. 50Padre's hermanos
  27. 53First responder
  28. 56Game played in the trunk before a road trip?
  29. 58Mark
  30. 59Bait
  31. 61Medical pen prefix
  32. 62Val Kilmer's "Top Gun" role
  33. 64Couple's outing
  34. 66California wine valley
  35. 67Spot for dirty dishes
  36. 68Corner chess piece
  37. 69Actress who voices Bo Peep in the "Toy Story" franchise
  38. 70"__ bien!"
  39. 71Chlumsky of "Veep"

Down

  1. 1Hay fever sound
  2. 2Quick-witted
  3. 3Doesn't bother
  4. 4"__ darn tootin'!"
  5. 5Distraction
  6. 6Stratford-upon-__
  7. 7Team spirit
  8. 8Turf
  9. 9Pool bounce
  10. 10Fundamentally
  11. 11Have the best of intentions
  12. 12Extremely long time
  13. 13Toronto's prov.
  14. 16Chopped down
  15. 18Sets off
  16. 22Wraps tightly
  17. 24Neighborhood
  18. 26Amo, amas, __
  19. 27Shallowest Great Lake
  20. 28Features of some jeans
  21. 30Like some unauthorized editions
  22. 33"Mamma __!"
  23. 35Wordsmith's ref.
  24. 36Many a Little Leaguer
  25. 38Minor disruption
  26. 39Pop star Ora
  27. 40Up-and-coming
  28. 41Mel B and Mel C bandmate
  29. 42Second, for one
  30. 47Squirrel kin
  31. 49Pastry choice
  32. 51The Beaver State
  33. 52Suction tube
  34. 54Polite addresses
  35. 55Crime novelist Buchanan
  36. 56Long journeys
  37. 57First capital of Alaska
  38. 60Eclectic magazine
  39. 62Web access co.
  40. 63Murmur
  41. 64Summer hrs.
  42. 65401(k) kin

The answer to “Long journeys” in the LA Times crossword is TREKS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on September 10, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 56-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.

“Long journeys” answer

TREKS (5 letters)

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What does TREKS mean?

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

(verb)

  • go on a long arduous journey, typically on foot
  • fish using a trek net

When else has “Long journeys” 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 10, 2026 (most recent) → TREKS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Long journeys”?

The answer is TREKS, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on September 10, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Long journeys”?

5 letters: TREKS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the LA Times crossword on September 10, 2026 (a Thursday puzzle), at 56-Down.

Can “Long journeys” 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 September 10, 2026 is on the LA Times answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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