Run out of power

The answer to “Run out of power” in the LA Times crossword is DIE — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on September 20, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 9-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.

“Run out of power” answer

DIE (3 letters)

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What does DIE mean?

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

When else has “Run out of power” 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 20, 2026 (most recent) → DIE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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