Panna __: Italian dessert

The answer to “Panna __: Italian dessert” in the LA Times crossword is COTTA — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on July 5, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 78-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.

“Panna __: Italian dessert” answer

COTTA (5 letters)

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Why the answer is COTTA

COTTA is the 5-letter solution that fits "Panna __: Italian dessert" in the LA Times crossword on July 5, 2026 (78-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does COTTA mean?

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

When else has “Panna __: Italian dessert” 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) → COTTA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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